Where does “fami” come from?

fami (Réunion Creole French) comes from French famille, from Middle French famille, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

fami (Réunion Creole French): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “fami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfamillefamily
2Middle Frenchfamille—
3Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
4Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
5Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló- →Every word from Proto-Italic famelos →