Where does “FOBulous” come from?

FOBulous (English) comes from English fabulous, from Latin fabulosus, from Latin fābula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

FOBulous (English): Having the characteristics of an immigrant, but having mostly assimilated into the local culture

Definitions

  1. Having the characteristics of an immigrant, but having mostly assimilated into the local culture

Ancestry of “FOBulous”, step by step

FOBulous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fabulous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfabulousOf or relating to fable, myth or legend;...
2Latinfabulosusfabled, fabulous (celebrated in fable), legendary
3Latinfābuladiscourse, narrative
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos
6Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via English FOB

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFOBInitialism of free on board; Initialism of fresh...
2Germanfoppento put on, to tease, to hoax
3Middle Dutchfockento breed; to fuck; to tease
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós