Where does “rumor” come from?

rumor (Old French) comes from Latin rumor, from Proto-Italic roumōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- — to roar, to howl, to shout.

Ancestry of “rumor”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rumor

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