English
Fameuse
Fameuse comes from French fameux ‘recognised, well-known, famous’, from Proto-Italic *fāmā ‘something said about another’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to speak’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéh₂meh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fāmā‘something said about another’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfama
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfamōsus‘famed, celebrated, noted, renowned, famous’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfameuxas fameuse‘recognised, well-known, famous’
- EnglishtodayFameuse
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéh₂meh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fāmā‘something said about another’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfama
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfamōsus‘famed, celebrated, noted, renowned, famous’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfameuxas fameuse‘recognised, well-known, famous’
- EnglishtodayFameuse
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to speak’
phone, professor, focus, fuel, ben, ban, phase, favourite, favor, fantasy, photographer, emphasis, profession, fancy, fate, bee, abandon, phenomenon, confession, fatal, fairy, confess, phantom, infant, symphony, beacon, fabulous, beck, boon, eff, bane, prophetic, epiphany, fab, foyer, banish, buoy, fay, profess, fable, 126 more
through Proto-Italic *fāmā ‘something said about another’
through Latin fama
Today it means
noun A kind of sweet red apple originating in Canada.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / Fameuse