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Where does “furvus” come from?

furvus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰwēs- — to breathe.

furvus (Latin): dark, dusky, gloomy, swarthy, black

Definitions

  1. dark, dusky, gloomy, swarthy, black

Ancestry of “furvus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwēs-to breathe

Words derived from “furvus”

  • burius
  • buie
  • rabbuiare
  • buio
  • bui
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