Where does “fov” come from?

fov (Romanian) comes from French fauve, from Middle French fauve, from Old French falve, from Late Latin falvus, from Frankish falu, from Proto-Germanic falwaz, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

fov (Romanian): fauvist

Definitions

  1. fauvist

Ancestry of “fov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfauvetawny; savage, fierce; dangerous, wild
2Middle Frenchfauve—
3Old Frenchfalve—
4Late Latinfalvus—
5Frankishfalu—
6Proto-Germanicfalwazpale, gray, fallow
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Proto-Germanic falwaz →