Where does “fabricator” come from?
Fabricator derives from Latin fabricator, from Latin fabricor meaning to make or construct, from Latin fabrica meaning workshop or structure, from Latin faber meaning craftsman or smith, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₂ebʰ-.
fabricator (English): A person who fabricates or manufactures...
Definitions
- A person who fabricates or manufactures...
Ancestry of “fabricator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ‐or | — |
| 2 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 3 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 4 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |