Fum(e) [Fume, Fum]

Morpheme

Fum(e) [Fume, Fum]

Type

free base

Denotation

vapor, smoke, steam

Etymology

(1) Middle English fume; Old French fum; Latin fūmus; (2) Latin fūmigāre and fūmāre; (3) French parfum; Middle French parfumer; Old Occitan perfumar; Latin per + fumāre, from fūmus; (4) Italian fumarola; Neapolitan fumarola; Latin fūmāriolum, from fūmārium +‎ -olum, from fūmus +‎ -ārium

Evidence

beperfumed, fumacious, Fumaria, Fumarieae, Fumarioideae, fumarole, fumarolic, fume, fumed, fumeless, fumelike, fumes, fumewort, fumier, fumiest, fumigable, fumigatable, fumigate, fumigated, fumigates, fumigating, fumigation, fumigator, fuming, fumish, fumivorous, fumy, parfumerie, parfumier, perfume, perfumed, perfumelike, perfumer, perfumery, perfumes, perfumey, perfumier, perfumiers, perfuming, perfumy, refumigate, refumigation, unfumigated, unperfumed

Notes

perfume and parfum are doublets

Homographs

Fum