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Where does “fomes” come from?

fomes (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

fomes (Latin): tinder, kindling; fomite

Definitions

  1. tinder, kindling; fomite

Ancestry of “fomes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “fomes”

  • fomites
  • fomite
  • fomes
  • fomite
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