18th cent. From Latin famulus 'id.'
From Proto-Italic *famelos "slave." From Proto-Indo-European *dhh1-m-elo- "foundation." From *dheh1- "to place." See also familia, hacer.
Romance
Portugese fâmulo, Italian famulo
Hellenic
Ancient Greek θεμέλια (themélia) "foundation," θέμις (thmis) "justice"
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