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Where does “Fagus” come from?

Fagus (Translingual) comes from Latin fāgus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

Ancestry of “Fagus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfāgus—
2Proto-Italicfāgos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “Fagus”

  • fagaceous
  • Fagales
  • Nothofagus
  • Fagaceae
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