Where does “kotonfabriko” come from?

kotonfabriko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fabriko, from German Fabrik, from French fabriqué, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.

kotonfabriko (Esperanto): cotton mill

Definitions

  1. cotton mill

Ancestry of “kotonfabriko”, step by step

kotonfabriko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto fabriko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofabrikofactory
2GermanFabrikplant
3Frenchfabriquépast participle of fabriquer
4LatinfābricaA smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop
5Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
6Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
7Proto-Italicθaβros—

via Esperanto kotono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokotonocotton (raw)
2Arabicقُطُن—
3Arabicقُطْنcotton
Every word from Proto-Italic θaβros →Every word from Proto-Italic faβros →Every word from Latin faber →