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Where does “femerell” come from?

femerell (Middle English) comes from Middle English fumerelle, from Old French fumeraille, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

femerell (Middle English): Alternative form of fumerelle

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fumerelle

Ancestry of “femerell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfumerelleA femerell; a vent for smoke to escape out of
2Old Frenchfumeraille—
3Latinfūmus—
4Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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