Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “familleux” come from?

familleux (Middle French) comes from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

familleux (Middle French): famished; extremely hungry

Definitions

  1. famished; extremely hungry

Ancestry of “familleux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfamēs—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →