Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

 

Noun edit

φᾰ́σηλος (phásēlosm (genitive φᾰσήλου); second declension

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

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

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

References edit

  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