Where does “foeniculum” come from?

foeniculum (Latin) comes from Latin fenuculum, from Latin fenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-no-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

foeniculum (Latin): Alternative form of fēnuculum

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fēnuculum

Ancestry of “foeniculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfenuculumfennel
2LatinfenumAlternative spelling of faenum
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-no-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “foeniculum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-no- →Every word from Latin fenum →