Where does “finochio” come from?

finochio (English) comes from English finocchio, from Italian finocchio, from Latin fēnuculum, from Latin fēnum, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

finochio (English): Alternative spelling of finocchio

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of finocchio

Ancestry of “finochio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfinocchioA fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at...
2Italianfinocchiofennel; queer, poof, nancyboy, faggot; bungler
3Latinfēnuculumfennel
4Latinfēnumhay
5Latinfaenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreek
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin faenum →Every word from Latin fēnum →