Where does “perfumy” come from?

perfumy (Polish) comes from French parfum, from French parfumer, from Latin perfumare, from Latin fumō, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

perfumy (Polish): perfume

Definitions

  1. perfume

Ancestry of “perfumy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparfumperfume; scent, desirable smell; flavour, aroma,...
2Frenchparfumerto perfume
3Latinperfumare
4Latinfumōto smoke, steam, fume
5Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
6Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mósEvery word from Proto-Italic fūmos
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