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English word famous comes from Proto-Indo-European *bheh₂-mā-, Proto-Indo-European *bheh₂meh₂-, French fama, and later Latin fama (Fame. Reputation. Rumour.)
*bheh₂-mā- (Proto-Indo-European)
*bheh₂meh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
fama (French)
fama (Latin)
Fame. Reputation. Rumour.
famosus (Latin)
Famed, celebrated, noted, renowned, famous. Infamous, notorious.
fameus (Old French)
famous (Anglo-Norman)
famous (English)
(transitive, obsolete) To make famous; to bring renown to. In the public eye.. Well known.