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Where does “hollín” come from?

hollín (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish follín, from Vulgar Latin fulliginem, from Latin fūlīgo, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂li-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

hollín (Spanish): soot

Definitions

  1. soot

Ancestry of “hollín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishfollín—
2Vulgar Latinfulliginem—
3Latinfūlīgo—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂li-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “hollín”

  • hollinoso
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →