Where does “fumar” come from?

fumar (Ido) comes from Esperanto fumi, from Esperanto fumo, from Spanish humo, from Old Spanish fumo, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fumar (Ido): to smoke

Definitions

  1. to smoke

Ancestry of “fumar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofumito smoke; to give off smoke; to smoke; to inhale...
2Esperantofumosmoke
3Spanishhumosmoke; steam; fume, fumes
4Old Spanishfumosmoke
5Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
6Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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