Where does “fumous” come from?

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

fumous (Middle English): Smelly; having a noticeable stench; Inducing...

Definitions

  1. Smelly; having a noticeable stench; Inducing...

Ancestry of “fumous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfumeus—
2Latinfumosussmoking, smoky, smoked
3Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
4Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fumous”

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