Where does “prefabrica” come from?
prefabrica (Romanian) comes from Romanian fabrică, from Latin fabricāre, from French fabriquer, from Latin fabricō, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.
prefabrica (Romanian): to prefabricate
Definitions
- to prefabricate
Ancestry of “prefabrica”, step by step
prefabrica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian fabrică
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | fabrică | plant |
| 2 | Latin | fabricāre | — |
| 3 | French | fabriquer | to make; to create; to do, a more polite than... |
| 4 | Latin | fabricō | — |
| 5 | Latin | fābrica | A smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop |
| 6 | Latin | faber | artisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | faβros | craftsman |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | θaβros | — |
via French préfabriqué
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | préfabriqué | prefabricated; past participle of préfabriquer |
| 2 | French | pré- | pre- |
| 3 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |