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Where does “faboo” come from?

faboo (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.

faboo (English): Fabulous

Definitions

  1. Fabulous

Ancestry of “faboo”, 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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