English
fume date
From fume + date, from the phrase run on fumes.
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- ‘to smoke, raise dust’
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Proto-Italic *fūmos
Latin fūmus ‘vapour, smoke’
Old French fum ‘smoke, steam, vapour’
Middle English fume ‘Visible gaseous emanations’
English fume
Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘to give’
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Latin datus ‘given’
Late Latin data
Old French date
Middle English date
English date
Today it means
noun The date on which a company (especially a startup) runs out of money or is expected to run out of money.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fume date