faim
French
noun
Definitions
- hunger (desire of food).
- hunger (strong desire).
Etymology
Inherited from Old French faim inherited from Latin famēs (hunger) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰH- (disappear).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰH-
Gloss
disappear
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *fam(i)ne(m) Latin
- *fam(i)ne(m), *faminem Latin
- *faminem Latin
- *faminentus Latin
- famem Latin
- fames Latin
- famēs Latin
- fessus Latin
- fame Italian
- coupe-faim French
- couper French
- hambre Spanish, Castilian
- hambruna Spanish, Castilian
- *dʰH- Proto-Indo-European
- antifome Portuguese
- esfomear Portuguese
- fome Portuguese
- faim Old French
- fain Old French
- famine Old French
- fame Galician
- foame Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- fame Old Portuguese
- foami Aromanian
- fam Romansh
- fom Romansh
- fan Friulian
- fam Old Occitan
- fambre Old Spanish
- hamber Papiamentu
- fómi Kabuverdianu
- faim Bourguignon
- faim Louisiana Creole French