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

  1. third-person singular past historic of faner

Ancestry of “fana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfanerto make hay; to toss, turn; to fade
2Old Frenchfener—
3Vulgar Latinfenare—
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 →