Where does “semifabulous” come from?
semifabulous (English) comes from English fabulous, from Latin fabulosus, from Latin fābula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
semifabulous (English): semi-legendary
Definitions
- semi-legendary
Ancestry of “semifabulous”, step by step
semifabulous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fabulous
| 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 |