Latin
*scūrus
‘dark’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin *scūrus.
6 English words in this record descend from Latin *scūrus, most familiar first.
- obscure ← obscur ← obscūrus
- obscurity ← obscurite ← obscurité ← obscūritās ← obscurus
- obscurantism ← obscūrans ← obscūrō ← obscūrus
- obscuration ← obscūrātiō ← obscūrō ← obscūrus
- oscuro ← escuro ← obscūrus
- obscurant ← Obskurant ← obscūrant- ← obscūrāre ← obscūrus
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Etymograph / Latin *scūrus