Where does “fagiolaio” come from?

fagiolaio (Italian) comes from Italian fagiolo, from Latin phaseolus, from Latin phaselus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος — cowpea.

fagiolaio (Italian): bean eater

Definitions

  1. bean eater

Ancestry of “fagiolaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfagiolobean
2LatinphaseolusA type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity:...
3Latinphaselusa kind of bean with an edible pod, French bean,...
4Ancient Greekφάσηλοςcowpea
Every word from Ancient Greek φάσηλος →Every word from Latin phaselus →Every word from Latin phaseolus →