fame

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 312 words | Copyright

fame reputation; †rumour, XIII. — OF. fame (now fâme in comps. only) — L. fāma = Gr. phḗmē speaking, f. IE. *bhā́- in L. fārī, Gr. phánai speak.
So famous XIV. — AN. famous, OF. fameus (mod. fameux) — L. fāmōsus.

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