Where does “φασόλι” come from?

φασόλι (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek φασόλιν, from Koine Greek φασίολος, from Latin phaseolus, from Latin phaselus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος — cowpea.

φασόλι (Greek): bean, of the genus "Phaseolus"

Definitions

  1. bean, of the genus "Phaseolus"

Ancestry of “φασόλι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekφασόλιν—
2Koine Greekφασίολος—
3LatinphaseolusA type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity:...
4Latinphaselusa kind of bean with an edible pod, French bean,...
5Ancient Greekφάσηλοςcowpea

Words derived from “φασόλι”

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