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Where does “faim” come from?

faim (Old French) comes from Latin fames, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

Ancestry of “faim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfameshunger
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear

Words derived from “faim”

  • affamish
  • affamishment
  • affamer
  • faim
  • affameur
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