Etymology of the French word famine
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 French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
famineCognates
Provençal
faminaUsage
Word found in Old French
