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

  1. The burning of odourous substances for medicinal...

Ancestry of “fumygacioun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfumigation—
2Late Latinfumigatio—
3Latinfūmigōto smoke, fumigate, treat with smoke
4Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “fumygacioun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →