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fumus.

smoke, steam, vapor, fume;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfuː.mʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈfuː.mus]
  1. smoke, steam, fume

    declension-2
  2. indication, sign

    declension-2
    fūmus bonī iūris
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mós Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós Proto-Italic *θūmos Proto-Italic *fūmos Latin fūmus Inherited from Proto-Italic *fūmos, from earlier *θūmos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”). Cognates include Ancient Greek θῡμός (thūmós), Sanskrit धूम (dhūmá), Old Church Slavonic дꙑмъ (dymŭ), and English dust.

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