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Where does “hâbler” come from?

hâbler (French) comes from Spanish hablar, from Old Spanish fablar, from Latin fābulor, from Latin fābula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

hâbler (French): to speak, talk

Definitions

  1. to speak, talk

Ancestry of “hâbler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhablarto talk; to speak; to communicate using words; to...
2Old Spanishfablar—
3Latinfābulor—
4Latinfābula—
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “hâbler”

  • hâblerie
  • hâbleur
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