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Where does “FAB” come from?

Fab comes from English fabulous, from Latin fabulosus, from Latin fabula meaning story, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to speak or make.

FAB (English): 1986, Márcio Souza, "The order of the day: an...

Definitions

  1. 1986, Márcio Souza, "The order of the day: an...

Ancestry of “FAB”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfabulousOf or relating to fable, myth or legend;...
2Latinfabulosusfabled, fabulous , legendary
3Latinfābula—
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos—
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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