Where does “famine” come from?
famine (Middle French) comes from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.
Ancestry of “famine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | famēs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰH- | to disappear |
Words derived from “famine”