Where does “furmente” come from?

furmente (Middle English) comes from Old French fourmenté, from Old French furment, from Latin frūmentum, from Latin fruor, from Proto-Italic frūgjōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.

furmente (Middle English): frumenty, furmity

Definitions

  1. frumenty, furmity

Ancestry of “furmente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfourmentéfrumenty; a medieval porridge
2Old Frenchfurmentwheat
3Latinfrūmentumgrain
4LatinfruorI enjoy; I derive pleasure from; I engage
5Proto-Italicfrūgjōr—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

Words derived from “furmente”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- →Every word from Proto-Italic frūgjōr →Every word from Latin fruor →