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fama f. (Noun) "fame" 10th cent. From Latin fama 'id.' From Proto-Italic *fāma- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *b^heh₂-mh₂- "reputation," but originally "speech." From the root *b^heh₂- "to say." See also habla. Indo-European Romance Portugese fama, Catalan fama, French fameux, Italian fameux, Romanian faimă Italic Oscan faamat "orders" Hellenic Ancient Greek φήμη (p^héme) "speech," Doric φάμα (p^háma) 'id.,' Aeolic φάμα (p^háma) 'id.' Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.