Where does “fenel” come from?
fenel (Middle English) comes from Old English fenol, from Old French fenoil, from Vulgar Latin fenuclum, from Latin fēnuculum, from Latin fēnum, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
fenel (Middle English): fennel
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