Where does “fabella” come from?

fabella (English) comes from New Latin fabella, from Latin faba, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

fabella (English): One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind...

Definitions

  1. One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind...

Ancestry of “fabella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinfabellastory, fable, play
2Latinfababean; horse bean; a small object with the shape...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

Words derived from “fabella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Latin faba →Every word from New Latin fabella →