Where does “feixón” come from?

feixón (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese feijõo, from Latin phaseolus, from Latin phaselus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος — cowpea.

feixón (Galician): bean, common bean; bald spot; baldhead

Definitions

  1. bean, common bean; bald spot; baldhead

Ancestry of “feixón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefeijõo—
2LatinphaseolusA type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity:...
3Latinphaselusa kind of bean with an edible pod, French bean,...
4Ancient Greekφάσηλοςcowpea

Words derived from “feixón”

Every word from Ancient Greek φάσηλος →Every word from Latin phaselus →Every word from Latin phaseolus →