Where does “fabellare” come from?
fabellare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin fabulari, from Latin fabulor, from Latin fabula, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
fabellare (Vulgar Latin): present active infinitive of *fābellō
Definitions
- present active infinitive of *fābellō
Ancestry of “fabellare”, step by step
fabellare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin fabulari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fabulari | present active infinitive of fābulor |
| 2 | Latin | fabulor | I chat, converse, talk; I make up a story |
| 3 | Latin | fabula | discourse, narrative; a fable, tale, story; a... |
| 4 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |