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fuscus.

swarthy, dusky, dark

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈfʊs.kʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈfus.kus]

  1. swarthy, dusky, dark

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. husky, hoarse

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-ko-sder. Latin fuscus From Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-ko-s (“dark-colored”), (cognate with Proto-Germanic *duskaz), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes-, seemingly related to Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-. See also furvus, Proto-Celtic *dusnos, Sanskrit धूसर (dhūsara, “dust-colored”). More at dye, dust.

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