Where does “Faial” come from?

Faial (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese faia, from Old Portuguese faia, from Latin fagea, from Latin fāgus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

Faial (Portuguese): beechwood a wood largely populated with beech trees

Definitions

  1. beechwood a wood largely populated with beech trees

Ancestry of “Faial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefaiabeech
2Old Portuguesefaia—
3Latinfageabeech
4Latinfāgusbeech tree
5Proto-Italicfāgos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic fāgos →Every word from Latin fāgus →