Where does “brûle-parfum” come from?
brûle-parfum (French) comes from French brûler, from Middle French brusler, from Old French brusler, from Old French bruller, from Old French usler, from Latin ustulāre, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō — to burn.
brûle-parfum (French): perfume burner
Definitions
- perfume burner
Ancestry of “brûle-parfum”, step by step
brûle-parfum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French brûler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | brûler | to burn; to burn oneself |
| 2 | Middle French | brusler | to burn |
| 3 | Old French | brusler | to burn |
| 4 | Old French | bruller | to broil, roast, char; to burn |
| 5 | Old French | usler | to scorch |
| 6 | Latin | ustulāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | uro | I burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ouzō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |
via French parfum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | parfum | perfume; scent, desirable smell; flavour, aroma,... |
| 2 | French | parfumer | to perfume |
| 3 | Latin | perfumare | — |
| 4 | Latin | fumō | to smoke, steam, fume |
| 5 | Latin | fūmus | smoke, steam, fume |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |