Where does “fabulously” come from?
Fabulously derives from English fabulous, from Latin fabulosus, from Latin fabula meaning "story," from Latin for, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
fabulously (English): In a fabulous manner; In fables
Definitions
- In a fabulous manner; In fables
Ancestry of “fabulously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fabulous | Of or relating to fable, myth or legend;... |
| 2 | Latin | fabulosus | fabled, fabulous (celebrated in fable), legendary |
| 3 | Latin | fābula | discourse, narrative |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |