Where does “fourmenté” come from?

fourmenté (Old French) comes from Old French furment, from Latin frūmentum, from Latin fruor, from Proto-Italic frūgjōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.

fourmenté (Old French): frumenty; a medieval porridge

Definitions

  1. frumenty; a medieval porridge

Ancestry of “fourmenté”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfurmentwheat
2Latinfrūmentumgrain
3LatinfruorI enjoy; I derive pleasure from; I engage
4Proto-Italicfrūgjōr
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

Words derived from “fourmenté

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg-Every word from Proto-Italic frūgjōrEvery word from Latin fruor
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