English
finook
Finook comes from Italian finocchio ‘homosexual’, from Late Latin fēnuculum ‘fennel’, and ultimately from Latin fēnum ‘hay’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfēnum‘hay’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEfēnuculum‘fennel’
- Italianc. 1300–presentfinocchio‘homosexual’literally ‘fennel’
- Englishtodayfinook
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfēnum‘hay’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEfēnuculum‘fennel’
- Italianc. 1300–presentfinocchio‘homosexual’literally ‘fennel’
- Englishtodayfinook
Linked words
through Late Latin fēnuculum ‘fennel’
Today it means
noun Homosexual.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin fēnum / finook