Where does “fabrika” come from?

fabrika (Lower Sorbian) comes from German Fabrik, from French fabriqué, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.

fabrika (Lower Sorbian): factory

Definitions

  1. factory

Ancestry of “fabrika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFabrikplant
2Frenchfabriquépast participle of fabriquer
3LatinfābricaA smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop
4Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
5Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
6Proto-Italicθaβros—
Every word from Proto-Italic θaβros →Every word from Proto-Italic faβros →Every word from Latin faber →