Where does “fag” come from?

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

fag (Occitan): beech (the tree)

Definitions

  1. beech (the tree)

Ancestry of “fag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfāgusbeech tree
2Proto-Italicfāgos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic fāgos →Every word from Latin fāgus →