Etymology of the English word famine
the English word
faminederived from the Old French word
faminederived from the Old French word
faimderived from the Latin word
fames (hunger; famine; want)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
faminederived from the Latin word
fames (hunger; famine; want)
Date
The earliest known usage of famine in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
