Where does “funkeiro” come from?

funkeiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese funk, from English funk, from French funquer, from Vulgar Latin fumicare, from Latin fūmigāre, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós — smoke; mist, haze.

funkeiro (Portuguese): a person who likes or plays the music styles of...

Definitions

  1. a person who likes or plays the music styles of...

Ancestry of “funkeiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefunk"funk"; "funk carioca"; a particular song or...
2EnglishfunkFoul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor; A...
3Frenchfunquer
4Vulgar Latinfumicare
5Latinfūmigāre
6Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
7Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mósEvery word from Proto-Italic fūmos