English
fumous
Fumous comes from Latin fūmōsus ‘smoking, smoky, smoked’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰewh₂-‘smoke’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰuh₂mós‘smoke’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θūmosreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fūmos‘smoke’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūmus‘smoke, steam, fume’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūmōsus‘smoking, smoky, smoked’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400fumeus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fumous‘Smelly’
- Englishearliest quotation 1927same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰewh₂-‘smoke’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰuh₂mós‘smoke’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θūmosreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fūmos‘smoke’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūmus‘smoke, steam, fume’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūmōsus‘smoking, smoky, smoked’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400fumeus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fumous‘Smelly’
- Englishearliest quotation 1927same form
Earliest quotation: 1927, H. P. Lovecraft: “Upon their heads were strapped vast helmet-like torches of…”
Formed from fume + -ous
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
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- ‘smoke’
down, steam, dye, dew, dun, dune, duvet, dag, thymus, typhon, obfuscate, 26 more
through Latin fūmus ‘smoke, steam, fume’
Today it means
adj Of or resembling fumes or smoke.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- / fumous