Etymology

fabella

fa·bel·la
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Today it means: One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals. Full definition →

New Latin fābella ← Latin faba
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromfaba“bean”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromfābella
  3. English todayfabella

Borrowed from New Latin fābella, diminutive of Latin faba (“bean”).

Words from the same roots

Latinfaba all →

Faverfabiform

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