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Where does “fenigrec” come from?

fenigrec (Old French) comes from Latin foenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-no-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

Ancestry of “fenigrec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfoenumAlternative spelling of faenum
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-no-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “fenigrec”

  • fenugreek
  • fenygreke
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