Where does “fasole” come from?
fasole (Romanian) comes from Greek φασόλι, from Byzantine Greek φασόλιν, from Koine Greek φασίολος, from Latin phaseolus, from Latin phaselus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος — cowpea.
fasole (Romanian): bean; beans
Ancestry of “fasole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | φασόλι | bean, of the genus "Phaseolus" |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | φασόλιν | — |
| 3 | Koine Greek | φασίολος | — |
| 4 | Latin | phaseolus | A type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity:... |
| 5 | Latin | phaselus | a kind of bean with an edible pod, French bean,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φάσηλος | cowpea |