Where does “fame” come from?
fame (Asturian) comes from Vulgar Latin faminem, from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.
fame (Asturian): hunger
Ancestry of “fame”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | faminem | — |
| 2 | Latin | famēs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰH- | to disappear |