Where does “fomite” come from?

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

fomite (Latin): ablative singular of fōmes

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of fōmes

Ancestry of “fomite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfomestinder, kindling; fomite
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Latin fomes →
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