Where does “fab” come from?
Fab is informal shortening of fabulous, from Latin fabulosus, derived from fabula meaning story or tale, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots related to speech and creation.
fab (English): fabulous; A manufacturing plant which fabricates...
Definitions
- fabulous; A manufacturing plant which fabricates...
Ancestry of “fab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fabulous | Of or relating to fable, myth or legend;... |
| 2 | Latin | fabulosus | fabled, fabulous (celebrated in fable), legendary |
| 3 | Latin | fābula | discourse, narrative |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |