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Where does “fàbrika” come from?

fàbrika (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Fabrik, from French fabriqué, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.

Ancestry of “fàbrika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFabrikplant
2Frenchfabriquépast participle of fabriquer
3Latinfābrica—
4Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
5Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
6Proto-Italicθaβros—

Words derived from “fàbrika”

  • fabrikant
  • fabrički
Every word from Proto-Italic θaβros →