Where does “fabricate” come from?
Fabricate derives from Latin fabricatus, the past participle of fabricor (to make or construct), from fabrica (workshop or craft), from faber (craftsman or smith), from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₂ebʰ-.
fabricate (English): To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to...
Definitions
- To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to...
Ancestry of “fabricate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fabricatus | built, constructed, fashioned, forged, shaped,... |
| 2 | Latin | fabricor | first-person singular present passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | fabrica | A smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop; An... |
| 4 | Latin | faber | artisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | faβros | craftsman |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | θaβros | — |
Words derived from “fabricate”