Where does “fauvismo” come from?

fauvismo (Spanish) comes from French fauvisme, 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 — pale, gray.

fauvismo (Spanish): fauvism

Definitions

  1. fauvism

Ancestry of “fauvismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfauvismefauvism
2Frenchfauvetawny; savage, fierce; dangerous, wild
3Middle Frenchfauve—
4Old Frenchfalve—
5Late Latinfalvus—
6Frankishfalu—
7Proto-Germanicfalwazpale, gray, fallow
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Proto-Germanic falwaz →