Etymology

femerell

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Today it means: The lantern, louvre, or covering placed in the ridge of a hall roof for the purpose of ventilation or letting out the smoke of the fire kindled on a central hearth. Full definition →

Middle English fumerelle ← Old French fumeraille ← Latin fumus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromfumus“smoke”
  2. Old French · derived fromfumeraille
  3. Middle English · borrowed fromfumerelle
  4. English todayfemerell

Borrowed from Middle English fumerelle, from Old French fumeraille; ultimately derived from Latin fumus (“smoke”). Likely a doublet of fumarole.

Words from the same roots

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