Etymology of the French word fenouil
the French word
fenouilderived from the Vulgar Latin word
fenuculumderived from the Latin word
faeniculum (fennel)
derived from the Latin word
faenum (hay)
derived from the Latin word
feniculum (dill)
derived from the Latin word
faenum (hay)
Date
The earliest known usage of fenouil in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
fenouilletCognates
Catalan
fenoll, Dutch
venkel, English
fennel, German
Fenchel, Italian
finocchio, Norwegian
fennikel, Portuguese
funcho, Spanish
hinojo, Swedish
fänkol
