How Do You Spell FLAVOUS?

Pronunciation: [flˈe͡ɪvəs] (IPA)

Flavous is an outdated spelling of the word "flavous," which means yellow or golden-colored. The correct spelling is "flavus," derived from the Latin word "flavus," which means "yellow." The phonetic transcription for "flavus" is /ˈflɑːvəs/. The ending "-ous" was added to the word during the seventeenth century to conform to the spelling conventions of the time. However, this spelling fell out of use in favor of the original Latin spelling, and is now considered incorrect.

Common Misspellings for FLAVOUS

• dlavous
• clavous
• vlavous
• glavous
• tlavous
• rlavous
• fkavous
• fpavous
• foavous
• flzvous
• flsvous
• flwvous
• flqvous
• flacous
• flabous
• flagous
• flafous
• flavius
• flavkus

Etymology of FLAVOUS

The word "flavous" is derived from the Latin word "flavus", which means "yellow" or "golden". The Latin term is further derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*bʰl̥h₃-", meaning "to shimmer" or "gleam". The word has been borrowed into English through scientific and technical usage, primarily in the field of botany, to describe yellow or golden hues.