Where does “Ustilago” come from?

Ustilago (Translingual) comes from Latin ustilago, from Latin ustus, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.

Ustilago (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Ustilago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinustilagoA kind of wild thistle
2Latinustusburnt, inflamed
3LatinuroI burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage
4Proto-Italicouzō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ews-to burn

Words derived from “Ustilago”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- →Every word from Proto-Italic ouzō →Every word from Latin uro →