Fabaceous
/fəˈbeɪʃəs/noun
Of, relating to, or resembling beans, especially plants in the bean family.
Did you know?The bean family’s scientific name, Fabaceae, ultimately comes from Latin faba, meaning “bean,” a food sometimes used symbolically in ancient Mediterranean rituals and divination.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bhabhā
“Bean; a reconstructed form often proposed as the ancestor of Latin faba, though the exact origin is uncertain.”
Classical Latin
Latin
faba
“Bean or broad bean.”
Late Latin
Latin
fabāceus
“Of or relating to beans.”
18th Century
Scientific Latin
Fabaceae
“The botanical family of legumes including beans, peas, and many related plants.”
19th Century
English
fabaceous
“Bean-like or belonging to the bean family.”