Where does “fumo” come from?
fumo (Ido) comes 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.
fumo (Ido): smoke
Ancestry of “fumo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | fumo | smoke |
| 2 | Spanish | humo | smoke; steam; fume, fumes |
| 3 | Old Spanish | fumo | smoke |
| 4 | Latin | fūmus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “fumo”