fame
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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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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