Where does “fem” come from?

fem (Romansch) comes from Latin fumus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fem (Romansch): smoke

Definitions

  1. smoke

Ancestry of “fem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfumussmoke, steam; indication, sign
2Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Italic fūmos →