Where does “fag” come from?

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

fag (Romanian): beech; honeycomb

Definitions

  1. beech; honeycomb

Ancestry of “fag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfavushoneycomb; a hexagonal pavement stone
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Words derived from “fag”

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