Etymology

fumigation

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Today it means: The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection. Full definition →

Middle English fumygacioun ← Old French fumigation ← Late Latin fumigatio, fumigationem
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  1. Latin · derived fromfumigo
  2. Late Latin · derived fromfumigatio, fumigationem
  3. Old French · derived fromfumigation
  4. Middle English · inherited fromfumygacioun
  5. English todayfumigation

From Middle English fumygacioun, from Old French fumigation, from Late Latin fumigatio, fumigationem, from Latin fumigo.

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