Where does “fetii” come from?

fetii (English) comes from English fetus, from Latin fētus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fetii (English): Misconstructed plural form of fetus

Definitions

  1. Misconstructed plural form of fetus

Ancestry of “fetii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfetusAn unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs...
2Latinfētuspregnant, full of young
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-