Where does “fabriko” come from?
fabriko (Esperanto) comes from German Fabrik, from French fabriqué, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.
fabriko (Esperanto): factory
Ancestry of “fabriko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Fabrik | plant |
| 2 | French | fabriqué | past participle of fabriquer |
| 3 | Latin | fābrica | — |
| 4 | Latin | faber | artisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | faβros | craftsman |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | θaβros | — |