Etymograph

English

Fabio

Fabio comes from Latin Fabius ‘of or pertaining to the gens Fabia’, from faba ‘bean’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *fabā.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fabā‘fava bean’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaba‘bean’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEFabius‘of or pertaining to the gens Fabia’
  4. Spanishc. 1500–presentFabio
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fabā‘fava bean’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaba‘bean’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEFabius‘of or pertaining to the gens Fabia’
  4. Spanishc. 1500–presentFabio
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin faba ‘bean’

fava, 6 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *fabā / Fabio

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