Where does “Phaseolus” come from?

Phaseolus (Translingual) comes from Latin phaseolus, from Latin phaselus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος — cowpea.

Phaseolus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Phaseolus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinphaseolusA type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity:...
2Latinphaselusa kind of bean with an edible pod, French bean,...
3Ancient Greekφάσηλοςcowpea

Words derived from “Phaseolus”

Every word from Ancient Greek φάσηλος →Every word from Latin phaselus →Every word from Latin phaseolus →