Where does “fome” come from?

fome (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese fame, from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

fome (Portuguese): hunger; famine

Definitions

  1. hunger; famine

Ancestry of “fome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefamehunger
2Latinfamēshunger
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear

Words derived from “fome”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →Every word from Old Portuguese fame →