Etymology

fabulous

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Today it means: Of or relating to fable, myth or legend. Full definition →

Middle English fabulous ← Latin fābulōsus ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂ti
  3. Proto-Italic*fāōr
  4. Latinfor, fā-
  5. Latinfābula
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  8. Latinfābulōsus
  9. Middle Englishfabulous
  10. English todayfabulous

From Late Middle English fabulous, fabulose, from Latin fābulōsus (“celebrated in fable”); Equivalent to fable + -ous.

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