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
- smoky; smoking; woolly, unclear
Ancestry of “fumeux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fumosus | smoking, smoky, smoked |
| 2 | Latin | fūmus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “fumeux”