Where does “făgoaie” come from?

făgoaie (Romanian) comes from Romanian fag, from Latin favus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

făgoaie (Romanian): European beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Definitions

  1. European beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Ancestry of “făgoaie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfagbeech; honeycomb
2Latinfavushoneycomb; a hexagonal pavement stone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Latin favus →Every word from Romanian fag →