Where does “fuscicostus” come from?

fuscicostus (Latin) comes from Latin Fuscus, from Latin fuscus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fuscicostus (Latin): having dark ribs

Definitions

  1. having dark ribs

Ancestry of “fuscicostus”, step by step

fuscicostus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Fuscus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFuscusswarthy, dusky, dark
2Latinfuscusdark, dim, dimly lit; black, brown; husky, hoarse
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Latin costa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
2Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Latin fuscus →Every word from Latin Fuscus →