Etymology

fecund

fec·und
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Today it means: Highly fertile; able to produce offspring. Full definition →

Middle French fécond ← Latin fēcundus
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  1. Latin · derived fromfēcundus“fertile”
  2. Middle French · derived fromfécond
  3. English todayfecund

From Middle French fécond, from Latin fēcundus (“fertile”), which is related to fētus and fēmina (“woman”).

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