Where does “suffuscus” come from?

suffuscus (Latin) comes from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

suffuscus (Latin): brownish, darkish, or off-colour

Definitions

  1. brownish, darkish, or off-colour

Ancestry of “suffuscus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsub-under, sub
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →
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