Etymograph

English

Fenni

Fenni comes from Latin Fennī.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEFennī
  2. EnglishtodayFenni

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEFennī
  2. EnglishtodayFenni

The story

The name as used by Tacitus is unclear about whom it actually describes, but it may nevertheless be from Old Norse Finnr (‘a Sami’).uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.

Every English word from Latin Fennī

Today it means

noun An ancient people of northeastern Europe first described by Cornelius Tacitus in Germania in AD 98. It is unclear whether the Fenni are connected with the present-day Finns.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Fennī / Fenni

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