Where does “famelessness” come from?
famelessness (English) comes from English fameless, from English fame, from Old French fame, from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
famelessness (English): Lack of fame; obscurity
Ancestry of “famelessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fameless | Without fame |
| 2 | English | fame | What is said or reported; gossip, rumour; One's... |
| 3 | Old French | fame | wife, female partner; woman |
| 4 | Latin | fēmina | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fēmanā | woman |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ | who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |