Effume
/ɪˈfjuːm/noun
To emit or exhale smoke, vapor, or fumes.
Did you know?Its Latin ancestor was connected to fumigation, a practice used in ancient ritual, medicine, purification, and magical ceremonies.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dheu-
“To rise in a cloud, whirl, or produce smoke”
Classical Latin
Latin
fumus
“Smoke”
Classical Latin
Latin
effumāre
“To emit smoke or fumes; to smoke out”
16th–17th Century
English
effume
“To exhale or give off vapor, smoke, or fumes”
Modern English
English
effume
“A rare or archaic verb meaning to emit fumes”