Where does “fuinha” come from?

fuinha (Portuguese) comes from French fouine, from Latin fagīna, from Vulgar Latin fagina, from Latin faginus, from Latin fagus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

fuinha (Portuguese): beech marten; weasel; miser

Definitions

  1. beech marten; weasel; miser

Ancestry of “fuinha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfouinebeech marten; inflection of fouiner: ##...
2Latinfagīnabeech marten
3Vulgar Latinfaginainflection of fāginus: ## nominative/vocative...
4Latinfaginusof or pertaining to a beech tree
5Latinfagusbeech tree
6Proto-Italicfāgos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic fāgos →Every word from Latin fagus →