Where does “*felem” come from?
*felem (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin fel, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
Ancestry of “*felem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fel | gall bladder; gall, bile; poison |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |