Where does “fumigation” come from?

fumigation (Old French) comes 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.

Ancestry of “fumigation”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fumigation”

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