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- — to roar, to howl, to shout.

Ancestry of “rumour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrumeur—
2Latinrumorrumor; rustle, murmur, a murmuring; The voice of...
3Proto-Italicroumōs—
4Proto-Indo-European*h₃rewH-to roar, to howl, to shout

Words derived from “rumour”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- →Every word from Proto-Italic roumōs →Every word from Latin rumor →