Where does “fame” come from?

fame (Galician) comes from Vulgar Latin faminem, from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

fame (Galician): hunger; famine

Definitions

  1. hunger; famine

Ancestry of “fame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfaminem—
2Latinfamēshunger
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear

Words derived from “fame”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →Every word from Vulgar Latin faminem →