Where does “dumetum” come from?

dumetum (Latin) comes from Latin dūmus, from Old Latin dusmus, from Proto-Indo-European dens- — to teach; thick, dense.

dumetum (Latin): thicket

Definitions

  1. thicket

Ancestry of “dumetum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindūmusbush, shrub
2Old Latindusmus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandens-to teach; thick, dense

Words derived from “dumetum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dens- →Every word from Old Latin dusmus →Every word from Latin dūmus →