Where does “fabric” come from?

Fabric comes from French fabrique, from Latin fabrica, from Latin faber meaning craftsman, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₂ebʰ-.

fabric (English): An edifice or building; The act of constructing,...

Definitions

  1. An edifice or building; The act of constructing,...

Ancestry of “fabric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfabriquépast participle of fabriquer
2LatinfābricaA smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop
3Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
4Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
5Proto-Italicθaβros—

Words derived from “fabric”

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