Where does “rumor” come from?

rumor (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic roumōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- — to roar, to howl, to shout.

rumor (Latin): rumor; rustle, murmur, a murmuring; The voice of...

Definitions

  1. rumor; rustle, murmur, a murmuring; The voice of...

Ancestry of “rumor”, step by step

rumor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic roumōs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicroumōs—
2Proto-Indo-European*h₃rewH-to roar, to howl, to shout

via Proto-Indo-European rēwH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanrēwH-to roar; grumble; murmur; mumble; whisper

Words derived from “rumor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- →Every word from Proto-Italic roumōs →