fum- root words — words with the fum- root

The root fum- comes from Latin fumus, meaning smoke. 14 words in Dendril are built from it, including fume, fumes, fumed, fumigate, fumigated, fumigating, fumigation, fuming, perfume, perfumed, perfumes, perfuming. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fum- root

Explore words with fum- — words containing the fum- root and sharing its sense of "smoke". Examples include fume, fumes, fumed, fumigate, fumigated, fumigating, fumigation, fuming, perfume, perfumed, perfumes, perfuming. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The fum- root means smoke, from Latin fumus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.