Where does “Passivrauchen” come from?

Passivrauchen (German) comes from German rauchen, 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 — smoke; mist, haze.

Passivrauchen (German): passive smoking, second-hand smoking

Definitions

  1. passive smoking, second-hand smoking

Ancestry of “Passivrauchen”, step by step

Passivrauchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rauchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrauchento smoke
2Frenchfumerto smoke; to emit smoke; to steam
3Middle Frenchfumerto smoke
4Latinfumarepresent active infinitive of fūmō; second-person...
5LatinfumoI smoke, steam, fume
6Latinfumussmoke, steam; indication, sign
7Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via German Passiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPassivpassive voice; passive verb
2Frenchpassifthe passive voice; liability; passive
3Latinpassivussubject to passion or emotion; passive
4Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Italic fūmos →