Where does “fumeux” come from?

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

fumeux (French): smoky; smoking; woolly, unclear

Definitions

  1. smoky; smoking; woolly, unclear

Ancestry of “fumeux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfumosussmoking, smoky, smoked
2Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
3Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fumeux

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mósEvery word from Proto-Italic fūmos
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