Where does “capnos” come from?

capnos (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek καπνός, from Proto-Indo-European kwep- — to smoke, to steam; to boil; aroma, strong odor.

capnos (Latin): fumatory

Definitions

  1. fumatory

Ancestry of “capnos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαπνόςsmoke
2Proto-Indo-Europeankwep-to smoke, to steam; to boil; aroma, strong odor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwep- →Every word from Ancient Greek καπνός →