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Where does “faner” come from?

faner (French) comes from Old French fener, from Vulgar Latin fenare, from Latin fēnum, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

faner (French): to make hay; to toss, turn; to fade

Definitions

  1. to make hay; to toss, turn; to fade

Ancestry of “faner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfener—
2Vulgar Latinfenare—
3Latinfēnum—
4Latinfaenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreek
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “faner”

  • fane
  • fana
  • défaner
  • défanage
  • faneur
  • faneuse
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