Where does “fumigar” come from?

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

fumigar (Spanish): to fumigate

Definitions

  1. to fumigate

Ancestry of “fumigar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfūmigōto smoke, fumigate, treat with smoke
2Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “fumigar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →