Where does “fumeterre” come from?

fumeterre (French) comes from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fumeterre (French): fumitory

Definitions

  1. fumitory

Ancestry of “fumeterre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
2Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Italic fūmos →
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