Where does “rumour” come from?
rumour (Middle English) comes from Old French rumeur, from Latin rumor, from Proto-Italic roumōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH-.
Ancestry of “rumour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | rumeur | — |
| 2 | Latin | rumor | rumor; rustle, murmur, a murmuring; The voice of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | roumōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₃rewH- | — |
Words derived from “rumour”