Where does “fola” come from?

fola (Italian) comes from Latin fabula, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

fola (Italian): fairy tale; fib

Definitions

  1. fairy tale; fib

Ancestry of “fola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfabuladiscourse, narrative; a fable, tale, story; a...
2Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
3Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Italic fāōr →Every word from Latin for →