Where does “fume” come from?

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

fume (Latin): vocative singular of fūmus

Definitions

  1. vocative singular of fūmus

Ancestry of “fume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfumussmoke, steam; indication, sign
2Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Italic fūmos →