Where does “fennec” come from?

fennec (English) comes from French fennec, from Arabic فَنَك — fennec fox.

fennec (English): A small fox of the species "Vulpes zerda", found...

Definitions

  1. A small fox of the species "Vulpes zerda", found...

Ancestry of “fennec”, step by step

fennec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French fennec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfennecfennec
2Arabicفَنَكfennec fox

via Arabic فَنَكْ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَنَكْ—

Words derived from “fennec”

Every word from Arabic فَنَك →