Where does “fuscicollis” come from?

fuscicollis (Latin) comes from Latin collum, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

fuscicollis (Latin): having a dark neck or stem

Definitions

  1. having a dark neck or stem

Ancestry of “fuscicollis”, step by step

fuscicollis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin collum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincollumneck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude
2Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
3Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
4Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via Latin Fuscus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFuscusswarthy, dusky, dark
2Latinfuscusdark, dim, dimly lit; black, brown; husky, hoarse
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Latin -is →Every word from Latin -a →