favose

English

adj

Definitions

(botany) Honeycombed.
(medicine) Of or pertaining to the disease called favus.

Etymology

Derived from Latin favus (honeycomb).

Origin

Latin

favus

Gloss

honeycomb

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

favaginous English
favus English
*flavus Latin
favus Latin
favo Italian
favus French
*bʰōw- Proto-Indo-European
favo Esperanto
fagure Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
favo Old Portuguese