Where does “fame” come from?

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

fame (Interlingua): hunger

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “fame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfamēshunger
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →