Where does “favetta” come from?

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

favetta (Italian): fava bean variety (Vicia faba var. equina Pers.)

Definitions

  1. fava bean variety (Vicia faba var. equina Pers.)

Ancestry of “favetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfavafava bean, broad bean; cock
2Latinfababean; horse bean; a small object with the shape...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

Words derived from “favetta”

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