Where does “favela” come from?

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

favela (Romansch): language

Definitions

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Ancestry of “favela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfabellastory, fable, play
2Latinfabuladiscourse, narrative; a fable, tale, story; a...
3Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
4Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Italic fāōr →Every word from Latin for →