Where does “faba” come from?
faba (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese fava, from Latin faba, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.
faba (Galician): bean; bean plant; inflammatory sickness of the...
Definitions
- bean; bean plant; inflammatory sickness of the...
Ancestry of “faba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | fava | — |
| 2 | Latin | faba | bean; horse bean; a small object with the shape... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰabʰ- | bean |