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Where does “fagioliera” come from?

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

fagioliera (Italian): A terra-cotta pot used for cooking beans

Definitions

  1. A terra-cotta pot used for cooking beans

Ancestry of “fagioliera”, 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
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