Etymology of the English word suffumigate
the English word
suffumigatederived from the Latin word
suffumigare (fumigate from below)
using the Latin prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoderived from the Latin word
fumigare (smoke; smoke, fumigate; treat with)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
fumus (smoke, steam, vapor)
Date
The earliest known usage of suffumigate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
suffumigated,
suffumigatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
