English
funkstep
From funk + -step.
Formed from funk + -step
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- ‘smoke’
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Vulgar Latin fūmicāre
Old Northern French fungier ‘to smoke’
French funquer
French dialectal
English funk
Today it means
noun A subgenre of UK funky that incorporates elements of dubstep and sometimes drum and bass.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / funkstep