Where does “fetüs” come from?

fetüs (Turkish) comes from French fœtus, from Latin fētus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fetüs (Turkish): fetus

Definitions

  1. fetus

Ancestry of “fetüs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfœtusfetus
2Latinfētuspregnant, full of young
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin fētus →Every word from French fœtus →