Where does “famelic” come from?

famelic (Romanian) comes from French famélique, from Latin famēlicus, from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

famelic (Romanian): hungry

Definitions

  1. hungry

Ancestry of “famelic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfaméliquehalf-starved; scrawny; starveling
2Latinfamēlicushungry; starved; famished
3Latinfamēshunger
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →Every word from Latin famēlicus →