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Where does “funquer” come from?

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

Ancestry of “funquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfumicare—
2Latinfūmigāre—
3Latinfūmus—
4Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “funquer”

  • funk
  • funky
  • funkiness
  • funker
  • funkily
  • funkadelic
  • funkhole
  • funkmaster
  • unfunky
  • funkster
  • electrofunk
  • technofunk
  • funktastic
  • defunkify
  • drumfunk
  • neurofunk
  • funkcore
  • funkification
  • funksome
  • funklike
  • ultrafunky
  • funk
  • Funkfeuer
  • Rundfunkgerät
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