Fulvous
/ˈfʊlvəs/noun
Having a tawny, yellowish-brown, or dull golden color.
Did you know?Fulvous comes from Latin *fulvus*, a word for a tawny or golden-yellow color, and it shares an ancient color root with words tied to brightness and blondness across Indo-European languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰel-
“to shine, flash, or gleam; a root associated with bright color and light”
Latin
Latin
fulvus
“tawny, yellowish-brown, or golden”
Late Latin
Latin
fulvōsus
“full of tawny color; yellow-brown”
14th–15th Century
English
fulvous
“tawny or dull yellow-brown”
Modern English
English
fulvous
“having a tawny, yellowish-brown, or dull golden color”