Etymograph

English

favism

From fava (“the fava bean”) + -ism.

Formed from fava ‘the fava bean’ + -ism

Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ- ‘bean’

Latin faba ‘bean’

Italian fava ‘fava bean, broad bean’

English fava

Today it means

noun An X-linked recessive genetic condition that predisposes a person to hemolysis and resultant jaundice in response to certain triggers.

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

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