Where does “fag” come from?

fag (Aromanian) comes from Latin fagetum, from Latin fāgus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

fag (Aromanian): beech

Definitions

  1. beech

Ancestry of “fag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfagetumbeechwood, beech grove, area where beech trees grow
2Latinfāgusbeech tree
3Proto-Italicfāgos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic fāgos →Every word from Latin fāgus →
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