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Where does “fanar” come from?

fanar (Romansch) comes from Vulgar Latin fenare, from Latin fēnum, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fanar (Romansch): to make hay

Definitions

  1. to make hay

Ancestry of “fanar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfenare—
2Latinfēnum—
3Latinfaenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreek
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “fanar”

  • fenadur
  • fanadur
  • fanadour
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