Where does “fava” come from?

fava (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese fava, from Latin faba, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

fava (Portuguese): fava bean

Definitions

  1. fava bean

Ancestry of “fava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefava—
2Latinfababean; horse bean; a small object with the shape...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

Words derived from “fava”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Latin faba →Every word from Old Portuguese fava →