Etymology

fulvous

F4U1L1V4O1U1S1

Today it means: Tawny-colored. Full definition →

Latin fulvus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromfulvus
  2. Latin · borrowed fromfulvus
  3. English todayfulvous

Borrowed from Latin fulvus (“reddish-brown”).

Words from the same roots

Latinfulvus all →

fulvic

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