English
subfuscous
Subfuscous comes from Latin suffuscus ‘brownish, darkish, or off-colour’, from fuscus ‘dark, black’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes- ‘to breathe, inhale, exhale’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰwes-‘to breathe, inhale, exhale’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰus-ko-s‘dark-colored’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfuscus‘dark, black’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuffuscusas subfuscus‘brownish, darkish, or off-colour’
- Englishtodaysubfuscous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰwes-‘to breathe, inhale, exhale’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰus-ko-s‘dark-colored’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfuscus‘dark, black’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuffuscusas subfuscus‘brownish, darkish, or off-colour’
- Englishtodaysubfuscous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes- ‘to breathe, inhale, exhale’
Today it means
adj Duskish; moderately dark; tawny.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes- / subfuscous