Where does “flunkee” come from?
flunkee (English) comes from English flunk, 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 — smoke; mist, haze.
flunkee (English): One who flunks an academic course
Definitions
- One who flunks an academic course
Ancestry of “flunkee”, step by step
flunkee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flunk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flunk | Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass; Of a... |
| 2 | English | funk | Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor; A... |
| 3 | French | funquer | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | fumicare | — |
| 5 | Latin | fūmigāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | fūmus | smoke, steam, fume |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |