Where does “Passivraucherin” come from?
Passivraucherin (German) comes from German Passivraucher, from German Raucher, from German rauchen, from French fumer, from Middle French fumer, from Latin fumare, from Latin fumo, from Latin fumus — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “Passivraucherin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Passivraucher | passive smoker |
| 2 | German | Raucher | agent noun of rauchen; smoker |
| 3 | German | rauchen | to smoke |
| 4 | French | fumer | to smoke; to emit smoke; to steam |
| 5 | Middle French | fumer | to smoke |
| 6 | Latin | fumare | present active infinitive of fūmō; second-person... |
| 7 | Latin | fumo | I smoke, steam, fume |
| 8 | Latin | fumus | smoke, steam; indication, sign |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |