Where does “fenegrek” come from?
fenegrek (Middle English) comes from Old French fenugrec, from Latin foenum-graecum, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
fenegrek (Middle English): Alternative form of fenygreke
Definitions
- Alternative form of fenygreke
Ancestry of “fenegrek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | fenugrec | — |
| 2 | Latin | foenum-graecum | Greek hay |
| 3 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “fenegrek”