Where does “Lefèvre” come from?

Lefèvre (French) comes from Middle French fevre, from Old French fèvre, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.

Ancestry of “Lefèvre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfevre—
2Old Frenchfèvre—
3Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
4Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
5Proto-Italicθaβros—
Every word from Proto-Italic θaβros →Every word from Proto-Italic faβros →Every word from Latin faber →