Where does “fābula” come from?

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

fābula (Latin): discourse, narrative

Definitions

  1. discourse, narrative

Ancestry of “fābula”, step by step

fābula traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin for

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
2Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

via Latin faba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfababean; horse bean; a small object with the shape...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

via Latin fā(rī)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfā(rī)—

Words derived from “fābula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Italic fāōr →Every word from Latin for →