Where does “famine” come from?

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

famine (French): famine

Definitions

  1. famine

Ancestry of “famine”, step by step

famine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French famine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfamine—
2Latinfamēshunger
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear

via Old French famine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfaminefamine

Words derived from “famine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →Every word from Middle French famine →