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Where does “fumarola” come from?

fumarola (Italian) comes from Neapolitan fumarola, from Latin fūmāriolum, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

fumarola (Italian): fumarole; smoker

Definitions

  1. fumarole; smoker

Ancestry of “fumarola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Neapolitanfumarola—
2Latinfūmāriolum—
3Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
4Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “fumarola”

  • fumarole
  • fumarolic
  • fumarola
  • fumarola
  • fumaroli
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