Where does “faboca” come from?

faboca (Galician) comes from Galician faba, from Old Portuguese fava, from Latin faba, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

faboca (Galician): faba (Vicia sativa)

Definitions

  1. faba (Vicia sativa)

Ancestry of “faboca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfababean; bean plant; inflammatory sickness of the...
2Old Portuguesefava—
3Latinfababean; horse bean; a small object with the shape...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Latin faba →Every word from Old Portuguese fava →
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