Where does “fana” come from?
fana (French) comes from French faner, from Old French fener, from Vulgar Latin fenare, from Latin fēnum, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
fana (French): third-person singular past historic of faner
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of faner
Ancestry of “fana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | faner | to make hay; to toss, turn; to fade |
| 2 | Old French | fener | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | fenare | — |
| 4 | Latin | fēnum | — |
| 5 | Latin | faenum | hay; any dried plant; fenugreek |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |