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Where does “fabbo” come from?

fabbo (English) comes from English FAB, 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 — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

fabbo (English): fabulous, excellent

Definitions

  1. fabulous, excellent

Ancestry of “fabbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFAB1986, Márcio Souza, "The order of the day: an...
2EnglishfabulousOf or relating to fable, myth or legend;...
3Latinfabulosusfabled, fabulous , legendary
4Latinfābula—
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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