Where does “faggio” come from?

faggio (Italian) comes from Latin fāgeus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

faggio (Italian): beech

Definitions

  1. beech

Ancestry of “faggio”, step by step

faggio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fāgeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfāgeusof beech; beechen
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Latin fagetum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfagetumbeechwood, beech grove, area where beech trees grow
2Latinfāgusbeech tree
3Proto-Italicfāgos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “faggio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →