fama
f.
(Noun)
"fame"
10th cent. From Latin fama 'id.'
From Proto-Italic *fāma- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *bheh2-mh2- "reputation," but originally "speech." From the root *bheh2- "to say." See also habla.
Indo-EuropeanRomance
Portugese fama, Catalan fama, French fameux, Italian fameux, Romanian faimă