English
fernene
From fern + -ene.
Formed from fern + -ene
Proto-Indo-European *p(t)erH-
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Proto-Germanic *farnaz
Proto-West Germanic *farn
Old English fearn
Middle English fern
English fern
Today it means
noun Any of a class of triterpenoid hydrocarbons found in ferns.
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Etymograph / fernene