Where does “fabbrika” come from?

fabbrika (Maltese) comes from Italian fabbrica, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.

fabbrika (Maltese): factory

Definitions

  1. factory

Ancestry of “fabbrika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfabbricafactory, plant; third-person singular present...
2LatinfābricaA smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop
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 →
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