φάσηλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Identical to Latin phasēlus, of which it is likely the etymon, though traditionally the opposite direction has also been proposed. Albanian bathë (thick bean), (reflecting a root *bʰaḱ-, whence also φακός (phakós)) has led to claims of an Illyrian source.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φᾰ́σηλος • (phásēlos) m (genitive φᾰσήλου); second declension

  1. cowpea
    Synonym: σμῖλαξ (smîlax)
    Hyponym: δόλιχος (dólikhos, yardlong bean)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: φασόλι (fasóli)
  • >? Latin: phasēlus

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φάσηλος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1556
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