Where does “fenicul” come from?
fenicul (Romanian) comes from Latin foeniculum, from Latin fenuculum, from Latin fenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-no-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
fenicul (Romanian): fennel
Definitions
- fennel
Ancestry of “fenicul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | foeniculum | Alternative form of fēnuculum |
| 2 | Latin | fenuculum | fennel |
| 3 | Latin | fenum | Alternative spelling of faenum |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)-no- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |