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Where does “affumare” come from?

affumare (Italian) comes from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

affumare (Italian): To smoke; To darken

Definitions

  1. To smoke; To darken

Ancestry of “affumare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfūmus—
2Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “affumare”

  • affumo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →