Where does “funkadelic” come from?

funkadelic (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.

funkadelic (English): Of, or relating to, funkadelia; Having a funky...

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to, funkadelia; Having a funky...

Ancestry of “funkadelic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfunkFoul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor; A...
2Frenchfunquer
3Vulgar Latinfumicare
4Latinfūmigāre
5Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
6Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-
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