Where does “parfumerie” come from?
parfumerie (Czech) comes from French parfumerie, from French parfum, from French parfumer, from Latin perfumare, from Latin fumō, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós — smoke; mist, haze.
parfumerie (Czech): perfumery
Ancestry of “parfumerie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | parfumerie | perfumery; perfume industry; the art of perfume |
| 2 | French | parfum | perfume; scent, desirable smell; flavour, aroma,... |
| 3 | French | parfumer | to perfume |
| 4 | Latin | perfumare | — |
| 5 | Latin | fumō | — |
| 6 | Latin | fūmus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |