Where does “ffugliw” come from?

ffugliw (Welsh) comes from Welsh ffug, from Middle Welsh ffuc, from Proto-Brythonic *fʉg, from Latin fūcus, from Ancient Greek φῦκος, from Hebrew פוך — eye-rouge.

ffugliw (Welsh): camouflage

Definitions

  1. camouflage

Ancestry of “ffugliw”, step by step

ffugliw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh ffug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshffugdeception, guile; pretence, sham, disguise;...
2Middle Welshffuc—
3Proto-Brythonic*fʉg—
4Latinfūcusseaweed; orchil, orchella weed, Roccella tinctoria
5Ancient Greekφῦκοςseaweed
6Hebrewפוךeye-rouge

via Welsh lliw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshlliwcolour; paint, dye, colouring
2Proto-Brythoniclliwcolour
3Proto-Celticlīwoscolour; stone
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish
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