Where does “rumor” come from?

Rumor derives from Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rumor, from Proto-Italic roumōs, from Proto-Indo-European rewH-.

rumor (English): A statement or claim of questionable accuracy,...

Definitions

  1. A statement or claim of questionable accuracy,...

Ancestry of “rumor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrumour—
2Old Frenchrumeur—
3Latinrumorrumor; rustle, murmur, a murmuring; The voice of...
4Proto-Italicroumōs—
5Proto-Indo-European*h₃rewH-to roar, to howl, to shout

Words derived from “rumor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- →Every word from Proto-Italic roumōs →Every word from Latin rumor →
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