Etymograph

English

lanuginose

Lanuginose comes from Latin lānūginōsus ‘woolly, downy’, from lāna ‘wool’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂welh₁-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂‘wool’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wlānāreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElāna‘wool’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElānūgō‘woolly substance, down’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElānūginōsus‘woolly, downy’
  7. Englishtodaylanuginose

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂welh₁-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂‘wool’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wlānāreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElāna‘wool’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElānūgō‘woolly substance, down’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElānūginōsus‘woolly, downy’
  7. Englishtodaylanuginose

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-

value, wild, equivalent, valid, velvet, valuation, vale, avail, wield, fluff, valiant, vail, valour, cuckold, woolen, velour, valorous, lanolin, 42 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ ‘wool’

wool, flannel, woll, 12 more

Today it means

adj Covered with down or fine soft hairs (lanugo); downy or fuzzy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- / lanuginose

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