Etymograph

English

fabid

Fabid comes from Latin faba ‘bean’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *fabā.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fabā‘bean’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaba‘bean’
  3. Englishtodayfabid

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fabā‘bean’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaba‘bean’
  3. Englishtodayfabid

Formed from faba + -id

Linked words

through Latin faba ‘bean’

fava, 5 more

Today it means

noun Any member of the eurosid clade known as the fabids

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *fabā / fabid

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