Where does “fètiri” come from?

fètiri (Sicilian) comes from Vulgar Latin *fĕtĕre, from Latin fēteō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fètiri (Sicilian): to stink

Definitions

  1. to stink

Ancestry of “fètiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*fĕtĕre—
2Latinfēteōto have a bad smell, stink
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Latin fēteō →Every word from Vulgar Latin *fĕtĕre →