Where does “feijão-manteiga” come from?

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

feijão-manteiga (Portuguese): lima bean

Definitions

  1. lima bean

Ancestry of “feijão-manteiga”, step by step

feijão-manteiga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese feijão

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

via Portuguese manteiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemanteigabutter
2Old Portuguesemanteiga
Every word from Ancient Greek φάσηλοςEvery word from Latin phaselusEvery word from Latin phaseolus