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Where does “feto” come from?

feto (Italian) comes from Latin fētus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

feto (Italian): fetus

Definitions

  1. fetus

Ancestry of “feto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfētus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “feto”

  • fetologia
  • fetoscopia
  • fetologo
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