Where does “spectabulous” come from?
spectabulous (English) comes from English spectacular, from French spectaculaire, from French spectacle, from Latin spectāculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
spectabulous (English): Extremely spectacular
Definitions
- Extremely spectacular
Ancestry of “spectabulous”, step by step
spectabulous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spectacular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spectacular | Amazing or worthy of special notice; Related to,... |
| 2 | French | spectaculaire | spectacular |
| 3 | French | spectacle | a show, a spectacle, a performance, a concert; a... |
| 4 | Latin | spectāculum | show, spectacle |
| 5 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |