Where does “fame” come from?

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

fame (Italian): hunger; plural of fama

Definitions

  1. hunger; plural of fama

Ancestry of “fame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfamēshunger
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear

Words derived from “fame”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →