Where does “funkification” come from?

funkification (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.

funkification (English): The process of making something funky

Definitions

  1. The process of making something funky

Ancestry of “funkification”, 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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Italic fūmos →