Where does “fumur” come from?
fumur (Romanian) comes from Romanian fumuriu, from Romanian fum, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
fumur (Romanian): gray, grayish, smoke-colored
Definitions
- gray, grayish, smoke-colored
Ancestry of “fumur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | fumuriu | smoke , smoke-colored, dun, grayish; cloaked in... |
| 2 | Romanian | fum | smoke |
| 3 | Latin | fūmus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |