femme

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French word femme comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂u-, Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁i-to-m, and later Proto-Italic *fēmanā (Woman.)

*bʰeh₂u- (Proto-Indo-European)

*dʰéh₁i-to-m (Proto-Indo-European)

*bheh₂-mā- (Proto-Indo-European)

*bheh₂meh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)

*fēmanā (Proto-Italic)

Woman.

feta (Latin)

fama (Latin)

Fame. Reputation. Rumour.

fenme (Old French)

femme (Middle French)

Wife. Woman (female adult human being).

femme (French)

Wife. Woman.

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