Etymograph

English

fabiform

Fabiform 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. Englishtodayfabiform

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

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

Formed from -iform

Linked words

through Latin faba ‘bean’

fava, 5 more

Today it means

adj Shaped like a bean

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

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *fabā / fabiform

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