Where does “fêmur” come from?

fêmur (Portuguese) comes from Latin femur, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰénwr̥ — arc, bow.

fêmur (Portuguese): femur; thighbone

Definitions

  1. femur; thighbone

Ancestry of “fêmur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfemurthigh; the space between the grooves of a...
2Proto-Indo-European*dʰénwr̥arc, bow

Words derived from “fêmur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰénwr̥ →Every word from Latin femur →