Where does “famento” come from?

famento (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese famĩento, from Vulgar Latin faminentus, from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

famento (Galician): hungry, famished; greedy

Definitions

  1. hungry, famished; greedy

Ancestry of “famento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefamĩento—
2Vulgar Latinfaminentus—
3Latinfamēshunger
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →Every word from Vulgar Latin faminentus →