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