Where does “fume” come from?

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

fume (Middle English): Visible gaseous emanations; fumes or smoke; Any...

Definitions

  1. Visible gaseous emanations; fumes or smoke; Any...

Ancestry of “fume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfumsmoke
2Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
3Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fume”

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