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Where does “fusco” come from?

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

fusco (Latin): I make dark, swarthy or dusky; blacken, darken; I...

Definitions

  1. I make dark, swarthy or dusky; blacken, darken; I...

Ancestry of “fusco”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fusco”

  • obfuscation
  • infuscate
  • deobfuscation
  • effuscate
  • infusco
  • obfusco
  • infuscatus
  • effusco
  • infuscans
  • infuscaturus
  • infuscandus
  • offusco
  • obfuscatio
  • obfuscare
  • fusca
  • fuscans
  • fuscatus
  • fuscandus
  • fuscaturus
  • enfoscar
  • offuscatore
  • offuscazione
  • offuscare
  • offuscamento
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