Where does “finocchione” come from?

finocchione (Italian) comes from Italian finocchio, from Latin fēnuculum, from Latin fēnum, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

finocchione (Italian): A variety of sweet fennel typical of Bologna;...

Definitions

  1. A variety of sweet fennel typical of Bologna;...

Ancestry of “finocchione”, 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 faenum →Every word from Latin fēnum →
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