favo

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun

Definitions

honeycomb (bee's)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin favus (honeycomb) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- (swell, dwell, live, grow, be, thrive, blow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰōw-

Gloss

swell, dwell, live, grow, be, thrive, blow

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

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