fama

Meaning

  1. (declension-1) fame
  2. (declension-1) rumour, talk, opinion, report
  3. (declension-1) reputation
  4. (declension-1) Fama, personified as a fast-moving, malicious goddess, the daughter of Terra. From the Greek φήμη, Pheme. Typically translated from the Latin as “Rumor.”

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈfaː.ma]
Etymology

From Proto-Italic *fāmā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂meh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”). Cognate to Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, “talk”).

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