Where does “famélique” come from?

famélique (French) comes from Latin famēlicus, from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

famélique (French): half-starved; scrawny; starveling

Definitions

  1. half-starved; scrawny; starveling

Ancestry of “famélique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfamēlicushungry; starved; famished
2Latinfamēshunger
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear

Words derived from “famélique”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →Every word from Latin famēlicus →