Where does “fenar” come from?

fenar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese feno, from Latin fēnum, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fenar (Portuguese): to hay

Definitions

  1. to hay

Ancestry of “fenar”, step by step

fenar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese feno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefenohay
2Latinfēnumhay
3Latinfaenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreek
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Catalan fenc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfenchay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin faenum →Every word from Latin fēnum →