Where does “fumelessness” come from?
fumelessness (English) comes from English fumeless, from English fume, from Middle English fume, from Old French fum, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
fumelessness (English): Absence of fumes
Definitions
- Absence of fumes
Ancestry of “fumelessness”, step by step
fumelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fumeless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fumeless | Without fumes |
| 2 | English | fume | A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or... |
| 3 | Middle English | fume | Visible gaseous emanations; fumes or smoke; Any... |
| 4 | Old French | fum | smoke |
| 5 | Latin | fūmus | smoke, steam, fume |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |