Where does “foetus” come from?
foetus (Dutch) comes from Latin fētus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
foetus (Dutch): fetus
Ancestry of “foetus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fētus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |