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Where does “fécond” come from?

fécond (French) comes from Latin fecundus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fécond (French): fertile; fecund; fruit-bearing

Definitions

  1. fertile; fecund; fruit-bearing

Ancestry of “fécond”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fécond”

  • féconder
  • fécondement
  • interfécond
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