Where does “fēta” come from?

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

fēta (Latin): woman or female animal that has just given birth

Definitions

  1. woman or female animal that has just given birth

Ancestry of “fēta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfētuspregnant, full of young
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “fēta”

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