Etymology of the English word perfume
the English word
perfumederived from the French word
parfumderived from the Old Italian word
parfumoderived from the Old Italian word
parfumarederived from the Old Italian word
fumarederived from the Latin word
fumare (smoke, steam, fume)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
fumus (smoke, steam, vapor)
using the Old Italian prefix
par-Derivations in English
perfumer,
perfumed,
perfumingCognates
Dutch
parfum, Dutch
pareren, English
parry, French
parer, German
Parfum, Italian
parare, Norwegian
parfyme, Norwegian
parere, Spanish
parar, Spanish
perfume, Swedish
parfym, Swedish
pareraUsage
Word found in Modern English
