Where does “famulo” come from?

famulo (Italian) comes from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

famulo (Italian): servant

Definitions

  1. servant

Ancestry of “famulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
2Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló- →Every word from Proto-Italic famelos →