Where does “Phaseolus” come from?

Phaseolus (English) comes from Latin phaseolus, from Latin phaselus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος — cowpea.

Phaseolus (English): any of several domesticated beans, of the genus Phaseolus, native to the Americas

Definitions

  1. any of several domesticated beans, of the genus Phaseolus, native to the Americas

Ancestry of “Phaseolus”, step by step

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