Etymology

lanugo

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Today it means: Soft down or fine hair, specifically that covering the human foetus or a tumorous area. Full definition →

Latin lānūgō ← Proto-Italic *wlāna ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂welh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*wlāna
  4. Latinlāna
  5. Latinlānūgō
  6. English todaylanugo

Borrowed from Latin lānūgō.

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