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Where does “famne” come from?

famne (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin fam(i)ne(m), from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

Ancestry of “famne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfam(i)ne(m)—
2Latinfamēs—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear

Words derived from “famne”

  • hambre
  • ambre
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