Where does “famen” come from?

famen (Romanian) comes from Romanian famăn, from Vulgar Latin feminus, from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

famen (Romanian): a castrated man, eunuch

Definitions

  1. a castrated man, eunuch

Ancestry of “famen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfamăn—
2Vulgar Latinfeminusfeminine
3Latinfēminawoman
4Proto-Italicfēmanāwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic fēmanā →