Where does “fecund” come from?

Fecund derives from Middle French fécond, from Latin fecundus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-.

fecund (English): Highly fertile; able to produce offspring;...

Definitions

  1. Highly fertile; able to produce offspring;...

Ancestry of “fecund”, step by step

fecund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French fécond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfécond—
2Latinfecundusfertile or fruitful; productive or prolific;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via French fécond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfécondfertile; fecund; fruit-bearing

Words derived from “fecund”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin fecundus →Every word from Middle French fécond →