Where does “fava” come from?

fava (English) comes from Italian fava, from Latin faba, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

fava (English): A fava bean; a bean of the plant "Vicia faba" or...

Definitions

  1. A fava bean; a bean of the plant "Vicia faba" or...

Ancestry of “fava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfavafava bean, broad bean; cock
2Latinfababean; horse bean; a small object with the shape...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

Words derived from “fava”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Latin faba →Every word from Italian fava →