Where does “finocchiella” come from?
finocchiella (Italian) comes from Italian finocchio, from Latin fēnuculum, from Latin fēnum, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
finocchiella (Italian): sweet cicely
Ancestry of “finocchiella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | finocchio | fennel; queer, poof, nancyboy, faggot; bungler |
| 2 | Latin | fēnuculum | — |
| 3 | Latin | fēnum | — |
| 4 | Latin | faenum | hay; any dried plant; fenugreek |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |