Where does “fumar” come from?

fumar (Portuguese) comes from Latin fumō, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fumar (Portuguese): to smoke, to deliberately inhale smoke

Definitions

  1. to smoke, to deliberately inhale smoke

Ancestry of “fumar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfumōto smoke, steam, fume
2Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
3Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fumar”

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