Where does “pensfabriko” come from?

pensfabriko (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.

pensfabriko (Esperanto): think tank

Definitions

  1. think tank

Ancestry of “pensfabriko”, step by step

pensfabriko 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 pensi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopensito think
2Latinpensōto ponder, consider
3Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Italic θaβros →Every word from Proto-Italic faβros →Every word from Latin faber →