Where does “fagīna” come from?
fagīna (Latin) comes from Vulgar Latin fagina, from Latin faginus, from Latin fagus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
Ancestry of “fagīna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | fagina | inflection of fāginus:
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| 2 | Latin | faginus | of or pertaining to a beech tree |
| 3 | Latin | fagus | beech tree |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fāgos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |