Where does “vaporsome” come from?

vaporsome (English) comes from English some, from Middle English som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

vaporsome (English): Full of vapor, vaporous, steamy; without...

Definitions

  1. Full of vapor, vaporous, steamy; without...

Ancestry of “vaporsome”, step by step

vaporsome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English some

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomeA certain number, at least two; An indefinite...
2Middle Englishsomsome
3Old Englishsumsome
4Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
5Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via English vapor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvaporCloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or...
2Middle EnglishvapourFumes or vapour; a visible gaseous emission;...
3Anglo-Normanvapour—
4Old FrenchvaporAlternative form of vapeur
5Latinvapōrsteam, exhalation, vapour; smoke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →