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Where does “faba” come from?

faba (Asturian) comes from Latin faba, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

faba (Asturian): bean; especially the fava bean

Definitions

  1. bean; especially the fava bean

Ancestry of “faba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfababean; horse bean; a small object with the shape...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

Words derived from “faba”

  • fabada
  • fabada asturiana
  • fabada
  • fabada
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