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fames.

hunger

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfa.meːs]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.mes]
  1. hunger

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Since Pokorny, traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-European *dʰH- (“to disappear”), and connected with Latin affatim, fatīscō, fatīgō, fessus, as well as Old Irish dedaid (“to melt away; to grow weary”), Old Norse dási (“slow”), and English daze. However, De Vaan rejects this etymology, considering the forms and semantics as too vague, and leaves the origin open.

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