Where does “smog” come from?
smog (Portuguese) comes from English smog, from English smoke, from Middle English smoke, from Old English smoca, from Proto-Germanic smukô, from Danish smug- — secretly.
smog (Portuguese): smog
Ancestry of “smog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | smog | A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that... |
| 2 | English | smoke | The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine... |
| 3 | Middle English | smoke | — |
| 4 | Old English | smoca | smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smukô | smoke, nebulous air |
| 6 | Danish | smug- | secretly |