Where does “favismo” come from?

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

favismo (Italian): favism

Definitions

  1. favism

Ancestry of “favismo”, step by step

favismo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese fava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefavafava bean
2Old Portuguesefava—
3Latinfababean; horse bean; a small object with the shape...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

via Italian fava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfavafava bean, broad bean; cock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Latin faba →Every word from Old Portuguese fava →