Where does “fumigate” come from?

fumigate (English) comes from Latin fūmigātus, from Latin fūmigō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

fumigate (English): To disinfect, purify, or rid of vermin with the...

Definitions

  1. To disinfect, purify, or rid of vermin with the...

Ancestry of “fumigate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfūmigātussooty, smoky, blackish
2Latinfūmigōto smoke, fumigate, treat with smoke
3Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “fumigate”

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