Etymology of fame
Etymology of fame
Fame derives from the latin fama, which is merely a transliteration of the Greek doric form fama (fame; φάμα) of feme (fame; φήμη) from the verb feme (say, speak; φημί).
From the same root
Famed, famous
In modern Greek
a) feme: fame [φήμη]
b) femesmenos: famous [φημισμένος]
Η λέξη fame προέρχεται από το λατινικό fama, το οποίο αποτελεί μεταγραφή του δωρικού τύπου φάμα της λέξης φήμη από το ρήμα φημί.
feme (fama) –> fama –> fame
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