Where does “fijám” come from?

fijám (Macanese) comes from Portuguese feijão, from Old Portuguese feijõo, from Latin phaseolus, from Latin phaselus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος — cowpea.

fijám (Macanese): bean

Definitions

  1. bean

Ancestry of “fijám”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefeijãobean
2Old Portuguesefeijõo—
3LatinphaseolusA type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity:...
4Latinphaselusa kind of bean with an edible pod, French bean,...
5Ancient Greekφάσηλοςcowpea
Every word from Ancient Greek φάσηλος →Every word from Latin phaselus →Every word from Latin phaseolus →