Where does “fumar” come from?

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

fumar (Romanian): chimney

Definitions

  1. chimney

Ancestry of “fumar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfūmāriuma fumarium smoke chamber used for maturing wine
2Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
3Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fumar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Italic fūmos →