Where does “fesolet” come from?

fesolet (Catalan) comes from Catalan fesol, from Latin phaseolus, from Latin phaselus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος — cowpea.

fesolet (Catalan): cowpea, black-eyed pea (Vigna unguiculata)

Definitions

  1. cowpea, black-eyed pea (Vigna unguiculata)

Ancestry of “fesolet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfesolcommon bean; string bean
2LatinphaseolusA type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity:...
3Latinphaselusa kind of bean with an edible pod, French bean,...
4Ancient Greekφάσηλοςcowpea
Every word from Ancient Greek φάσηλος →Every word from Latin phaselus →Every word from Latin phaseolus →