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Where does “furfurio” come from?

furfurio (Latin) comes from Latin furfur, from Proto-Indo-European gʰur-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrus-.

furfurio (Latin): Unknown kind of bird

Definitions

  1. Unknown kind of bird

Ancestry of “furfurio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfurfurbran, husks of grain; scaly infection of the skin
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰur-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrus-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrus- →