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Where does “fāgus” come from?

fāgus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

Ancestry of “fāgus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicfāgos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →