favus

Latin

noun

Definitions

honeycomb
a hexagonal pavement stone

Etymology

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
favo Italian
fiavo Italian
favus French
*bʰōw- Proto-Indo-European
favo Portuguese
*būkaz Proto-Germanic
favo Esperanto
favo Galician
fagure Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
favo Old Portuguese

*flavus