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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanschfanarto make hay
2Vulgar Latinfenare—
3Latinfēnum—
4Latinfaenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreek
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
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