funingine

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fūlīginem, accusative singular of fūlīgo, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂li-, from *dʰewh₂-. The expected Romanian result would have been *furigine, but was probably modified through assimilation or a hypercorrection to rhotacism.

Noun

funingine f (plural funingini)

soot, lampblack, smut
Synonyms: scrum, negreală

Derived terms

funinginiu
funinginos

Related terms

funinginat