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

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “fame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfaminem—
2Latinfamēshunger
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear

Words derived from “fame”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →Every word from Vulgar Latin faminem →
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