Where does “fêmur” come from?
fêmur (Portuguese) comes from Latin femur, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰénwr̥.
fêmur (Portuguese): femur; thighbone
Ancestry of “fêmur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | femur | thigh; the space between the grooves of a... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰénwr̥ | — |