Where does “fumygacioun” come from?
fumygacioun (Middle English) comes from Old French fumigation, from Late Latin fumigatio, from Latin fūmigō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
fumygacioun (Middle English): The burning of odourous substances for medicinal...
Definitions
- The burning of odourous substances for medicinal...
Ancestry of “fumygacioun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | fumigation | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | fumigatio | — |
| 3 | Latin | fūmigō | — |
| 4 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “fumygacioun”