Etymology

haya

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Today it means: A beech tree, especially a Mexican beech (Fagus mexicana). Full definition →

Spanish haya ← Old Spanish haya ← Latin [materia] fāgea
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The story

  1. Latin · derived from[materia] fāgea“hay wood”
  2. Old Spanish · derived fromhaya
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromhaya
  4. English todayhaya

From Spanish haya, from Old Spanish haya, from Latin [materia] fāgea (“hay wood”).

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