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
Ancestry of “fave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | fava | fava bean, broad bean; cock |
| 2 | Latin | faba | bean; horse bean; a small object with the shape... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰabʰ- | bean |