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Where does “famosu” come from?

famosu (Asturian) comes from Latin fāmōsus, from Latin fāma, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

famosu (Asturian): famous

Definitions

  1. famous

Ancestry of “famosu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfāmōsus—
2Latinfāma—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-meh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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