Fagus
/ˈfeɪ.ɡəs/noun
A genus of beech trees in the family Fagaceae.
Did you know?Latin fagus is a very old inherited tree-name, and its deeper Indo-European history is tied to the same ancient word-family that also gave English the name of the beech tree.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰeh₂g-os / *bʰeh₂g-
“A proposed ancient root associated with the beech tree”
Proto-Italic
PI
*fāgos
“Beech tree”
Latin
Latin
fāgus
“Beech tree”
Scientific Latin
Latin
Fagus
“Genus name for beech trees”
Modern English
English
fagus
“A beech tree genus”