Where does “funkadelia” come from?
funkadelia (English) comes from English funk, from French funquer, from Vulgar Latin fumicare, from Latin fūmigāre, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
funkadelia (English): A psychedelic musical genre, with funk roots
Definitions
- A psychedelic musical genre, with funk roots
Ancestry of “funkadelia”, step by step
funkadelia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English funk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | funk | Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor; A... |
| 2 | French | funquer | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | fumicare | — |
| 4 | Latin | fūmigāre | — |
| 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 psychedelia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psychedelia | The subculture associated with those who take... |
| 2 | English | -ia | Used in forming names of countries, diseases,... |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |