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Where does “hambre” come from?

hambre (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish fambre, from Vulgar Latin fam(i)ne(m), from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

hambre (Spanish): hunger

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “hambre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishfambrehunger; famine
2Vulgar Latinfam(i)ne(m)—
3Latinfamēs—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →