Where does “spunkless” come from?
spunkless (English) comes from English spunk, 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 — smoke; mist, haze.
spunkless (English): Without spirit or courage
Definitions
- Without spirit or courage
Ancestry of “spunkless”, step by step
spunkless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spunk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spunk | A spark; Touchwood; tinder; A piece of tinder,... |
| 2 | English | funk | Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor; A... |
| 3 | French | funquer | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | fumicare | — |
| 5 | Latin | fūmigāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | fūmus | smoke, steam, fume |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |