Where does “fēnuculum” come from?

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

fēnuculum (Latin): fennel

Definitions

  1. fennel

Ancestry of “fēnuculum”, step by step

fēnuculum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fēnum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfēnumhay
2Latinfaenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreek
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Latin feniculum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfeniculumAlternative form of fēnuculum

Words derived from “fēnuculum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin faenum →Every word from Latin fēnum →