Where does “fame” come from?

fame (Spanish) comes from Asturian fame, from Vulgar Latin faminem, from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

fame (Spanish): hunger

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “fame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianfamehunger
2Vulgar Latinfaminem—
3Latinfamēshunger
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →Every word from Vulgar Latin faminem →