- caligin
- (L). Dark, obscure
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
caligin
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caliginous — adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French caligineux, from Latin caliginosus, from caligin , caligo darkness Date: 1548 misty, dark < a caliginous atmosphere > … New Collegiate Dictionary
caliginous — caliginosity /keuh lij euh nos i tee/, caliginousness, n. caliginously, adv. /keuh lij euh neuhs/, adj. Archaic. misty; dim; dark. [1540 50; < L caliginosus misty, equiv. to caligin (s. of caligo) mist + osus OUS] * * * … Universalium
caliginous — ca•lig•i•nous [[t]kəˈlɪdʒ ə nəs[/t]] adj. archaic misty; dim; dark • Etymology: 1540–50; < L cālīginōsus misty =cālīgin , s. of cālīgō mist + ōsus ous … From formal English to slang
