Where does “fuminess” come from?
fuminess (English) comes from English fumy, 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.
fuminess (English): The quality of being fumy
Definitions
- The quality of being fumy
Ancestry of “fuminess”, step by step
fuminess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fumy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fumy | Producing or filled with 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 |