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Where does “fucans” come from?

fucans (Latin) comes from Latin fuco, from Latin fūcus, from Ancient Greek φῦκος, from Hebrew פוך — eye-rouge.

fucans (Latin): colouring

Definitions

  1. colouring

Ancestry of “fucans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfucoI colour, paint, dye; I embellish, dissemble,...
2Latinfūcus—
3Ancient Greekφῦκοςseaweed
4Hebrewפוךeye-rouge
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