Where does “fumăgău” come from?

fumăgău (Romanian) comes from Romanian fumega, from Latin fūmigō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

fumăgău (Romanian): large quantity of smoke

Definitions

  1. large quantity of smoke

Ancestry of “fumăgău”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfumegato smoke; to fume; to reek
2Latinfūmigōto smoke, fumigate, treat with smoke
3Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō
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