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Where does “faon” come from?

faon (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin fetonem, from Latin fētus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

faon (Old French): fawn

Definitions

  1. fawn

Ancestry of “faon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfetonem—
2Latinfētus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “faon”

  • fawn
  • fawning
  • fawningly
  • fawnskin
  • fawner
  • fawnlike
  • fawny
  • fawnish
  • fawneth
  • fawnest
  • fawningness
  • overfawn
  • fawnling
  • outfawn
  • faon
  • faonner
  • foun
  • fawne
  • faon
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