Where does “feijão-verde” come from?

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

feijão-verde (Portuguese): green bean

Definitions

  1. green bean

Ancestry of “feijão-verde”, step by step

feijão-verde 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 Verde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseVerdegreen color/colour
2Old Portugueseverdegreen
3Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
4Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
5Latin-idae—
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