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Where does “fustaneum” come from?

fustaneum (Latin) comes from Latin fustis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

Ancestry of “fustaneum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfustisa knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “fustaneum”

  • fustian
  • fustianed
  • fustianize
  • fustianist
  • fustianism
  • fustian
  • fustaine
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