Where does “fengrec” come from?
fengrec (Old French) comes from Latin foenum-graecum, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Ancestry of “fengrec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | foenum-graecum | Greek hay |
| 2 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “fengrec”