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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

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

Words derived from “faeniculum”

  • fennel
  • finocchio
  • dogfennel
  • finochio
  • finook
  • fennelflower
  • finocchio
  • finocchiella
  • finocchiaccio
  • fenouil
  • φινόκιο
  • fenel
  • fenol
  • finul
  • finule
  • finuðl
  • fenoil
  • fenuculum
  • fenuclum
  • fenoli
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