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Where does “famulari” come from?

famulari (Latin) comes from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

famulari (Latin): present active infinitive of famulor; to serve

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of famulor; to serve

Ancestry of “famulari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
2Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “famulari”

  • famulate
  • famulatus
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