Where does “fabulous” come from?
Fabulous comes from Latin fabulosus, derived from Latin fabula, which traces back through Latin for to the Proto-Indo-European root bʰeh₂- meaning to speak or tell.
fabulous (English): Of or relating to fable, myth or legend;...
Definitions
- Of or relating to fable, myth or legend;...
Ancestry of “fabulous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fabulosus | fabled, fabulous (celebrated in fable), legendary |
| 2 | Latin | fābula | discourse, narrative |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |