Where does “fumblesome” come from?
fumblesome (English) comes from English fumble, from English fool, from French fouler, from Middle French fouller, from Old French foler, from Medieval Latin fullo, from Latin fullo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
fumblesome (English): Marked or characterised by fumbling; clumsy;...
Definitions
- Marked or characterised by fumbling; clumsy;...
Ancestry of “fumblesome”, step by step
fumblesome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fumble
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fumble | To handle nervously or awkwardly; To grope... |
| 2 | English | fool | A person with poor judgment or little... |
| 3 | French | fouler | to stamp, impress, dent; to mill; to walk on,... |
| 4 | Middle French | fouller | to mistreat |
| 5 | Old French | foler | to destroy; to mistreat |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | fullo | fuller |
| 7 | Latin | fullo | fuller |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |