Where does “famine” come from?
Famine comes from Middle French famine, meaning an extreme scarcity of food.
famine (English): Extreme shortage of food in a region; A period of...
Definitions
- Extreme shortage of food in a region; A period of...
Ancestry of “famine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | famine | — |
| 2 | Latin | famēs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰH- | to disappear |
Words derived from “famine”