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

Definitions

  1. sweet cicely

Ancestry of “finocchiella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfinocchiofennel; queer, poof, nancyboy, faggot; bungler
2Latinfēnuculumfennel
3Latinfēnumhay
4Latinfaenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreek
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-Every word from Latin faenumEvery word from Latin fēnum
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