Where does “sainfoin” come from?

sainfoin (French) comes from French foin, from Old French foin, from Old French fein, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

sainfoin (French): sainfoin

Definitions

  1. sainfoin

Ancestry of “sainfoin”, step by step

sainfoin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French foin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfoinhay
2Old Frenchfoinhay
3Old Frenchfeinhay
4Latinfaenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreek
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via French sain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsainhealthy; in good health; healthful; beneficial to...
2Old Frenchsainhealthy; in good health
3Latinsaginafeasting, nourishment; corpulence; second-person...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “sainfoin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin faenum →Every word from Old French fein →