Where does “fame” come from?
fame (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.
fame (Old Portuguese): hunger
Ancestry of “fame”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | famēs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰH- | to disappear |
Words derived from “fame”