Where does “fumous” come from?

fumous (English) comes from Middle English fumous, from Old French fumeus, from Latin fumosus, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fumous (English): Of or resembling fumes or smoke

Definitions

  1. Of or resembling fumes or smoke

Ancestry of “fumous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfumousSmelly; having a noticeable stench; Inducing...
2Old Frenchfumeus—
3Latinfumosussmoking, smoky, smoked
4Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
5Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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