Where does “favetta” come from?

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

favetta (Maltese): bush bean, dwarf bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

Definitions

  1. bush bean, dwarf bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

Ancestry of “favetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfavettafava bean variety (Vicia faba var. equina Pers.)
2Italianfavafava bean, broad bean; cock
3Latinfababean; horse bean; a small object with the shape...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Latin faba →Every word from Italian fava →