Where does “fenadur” come from?
fenadur (Romansch) comes from Romansch fanar, from Vulgar Latin fenare, from Latin fēnum, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
Ancestry of “fenadur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romansch | fanar | to make hay |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | fenare | — |
| 3 | Latin | fēnum | — |
| 4 | Latin | faenum | hay; any dried plant; fenugreek |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |