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
- frumenty; a medieval porridge
Ancestry of “fourmenté”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | furment | wheat |
| 2 | Latin | frūmentum | — |
| 3 | Latin | fruor | I enjoy; I derive pleasure from; I engage |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | frūgjōr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰruHg- | to make use of; have enjoyment of |
Words derived from “fourmenté”