Etymology of the French word parfum
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-Date
The earliest known usage of parfum in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
parfumerie,
parfumeur,
brûle-parfumDerivations in other languages
English
perfume, Romanian
parfumCognates
German
Parfüm
