Where does “fagopiro” come from?
fagopiro (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek πυρός, from Proto-Indo-European puHrós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
fagopiro (Italian): buckwheat
Ancestry of “fagopiro”, step by step
fagopiro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek πυρός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πυρός | wheat; a grain of wheat; genitive singular of πῦρ |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | puHrós | wheat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |
via Latin fāgus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | fāgus | beech tree |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | fāgos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |
Words derived from “fagopiro”