Where does “fava” come from?

fava (Italian) comes from Latin faba, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

fava (Italian): fava bean, broad bean; cock

Definitions

  1. fava bean, broad bean; cock

Ancestry of “fava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfababean; horse bean; a small object with the shape...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

Words derived from “fava”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Latin faba →