Where does “fetal” come from?

fetal (Romanian) comes from French fœtal, from French fœtus, from Latin fētus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fetal (Romanian): fetal

Definitions

  1. fetal

Ancestry of “fetal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfœtalfetal
2Frenchfœtusfetus
3Latinfētuspregnant, full of young
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin fētus →Every word from French fœtus →
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