Where does “enfumer” come from?
enfumer (French) comes from French fumer, from Middle French fumer, from Latin fumare, from Latin fumo, from Latin fumus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
enfumer (French): to smoke, smoke out
Definitions
- to smoke, smoke out
Ancestry of “enfumer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fumer | to smoke; to emit smoke; to steam |
| 2 | Middle French | fumer | to smoke |
| 3 | Latin | fumare | present active infinitive of fūmō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | fumo | I smoke, steam, fume |
| 5 | Latin | fumus | smoke, steam; indication, sign |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |