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Where does “fulliginem” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fulliginem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfūlīgo—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂li-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fulliginem”

  • hollín
  • hollinoso
  • follín
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