Where does “flunk” come from?

flunk (English) comes from English funk, from French funquer, from Vulgar Latin fumicare, from Latin fūmigāre, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

flunk (English): Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass; Of a...

Definitions

  1. Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass; Of a...

Ancestry of “flunk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfunkFoul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor; A...
2Frenchfunquer—
3Vulgar Latinfumicare—
4Latinfūmigāre—
5Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
6Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “flunk”

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