Where does “fumigate” come from?

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

fumigate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “fumigate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfumigoI smoke, fumigate, treat with
2Latinfumussmoke, steam; indication, sign
3Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
5Proto-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 →