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Where does “fumet” come from?

fumet (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.

fumet (French): aroma, odor ; bouquet; scent

Definitions

  1. aroma, odor ; bouquet; scent

Ancestry of “fumet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfumerto smoke; to emit smoke; to steam
2Middle Frenchfumerto smoke
3Latinfumarepresent active infinitive of fūmō; second-person...
4LatinfumoI smoke, steam, fume
5Latinfumussmoke, steam; indication, sign
6Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fumet”

  • fumet
  • fumets
  • fumette
  • fumets
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