Where does “rumor” come from?
rumor (Spanish) comes from Latin rumor, from Proto-Italic roumōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH-.
rumor (Spanish): rumor; murmur
Ancestry of “rumor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | rumor | rumor; rustle, murmur, a murmuring; The voice of... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | roumōs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₃rewH- | — |
Words derived from “rumor”