Where does “feon” come from?
feon (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin feto, from Latin fētus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
Ancestry of “feon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | feto | I bring forth, breed; I impregnate; to make... |
| 2 | Latin | fētus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |