Etymology of the English word rumor
the English word
rumorderived from the Old French word
rumourderived from the Latin word
rumor (hearsay, rumor, gossip)
derived from the French word
rumorDerivations in English
rumormonger,
rumored,
rumoringCognates
Dutch
rumoer maken, French
rumeur, German
rumoren, Italian
romore, Spanish
rumorUsage
Word found in Modern English
