Where does “fūmus” come from?

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

fūmus (Latin): smoke, steam, fume

Definitions

  1. smoke, steam, fume

Ancestry of “fūmus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fūmus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Italic fūmos →
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