Where does “famelico” come from?

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

famelico (Italian): ravenous

Definitions

  1. ravenous

Ancestry of “famelico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfamēlicushungry; starved; famished
2Latinfamēshunger
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear

Words derived from “famelico”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →Every word from Latin famēlicus →