Where does “microfabric” come from?

microfabric (English) comes from English fabric, from French fabriqué, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.

microfabric (English): A fabric having a microscopic structure

Definitions

  1. A fabric having a microscopic structure

Ancestry of “microfabric”, step by step

microfabric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fabric

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfabricAn edifice or building; The act of constructing,...
2Frenchfabriquépast participle of fabriquer
3LatinfābricaA smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop
4Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
5Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
6Proto-Italicθaβros

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Italic θaβros
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