Where does “faeniculum” come from?

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

Ancestry of “faeniculum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “faeniculum

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