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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
faenum
hay; any dried plant; fenugreek
2
Proto-Indo-European
dʰeh₁(y)-
to suckle, nurse
Words derived from “faeniculum”
fennel
dogfennel
fenuculum
fenoil
fenouil
finuðl
fenol
fenel
fenil
fennelflower
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