Where does “fave” come from?

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

fave (Italian): plural of fava

Definitions

  1. plural of fava

Ancestry of “fave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfavafava bean, broad bean; cock
2Latinfababean; horse bean; a small object with the shape...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Latin faba →Every word from Italian fava →