English
Fabro
Fabro comes from Italian fabbro ‘smith’, and goes back to Latin faber.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaberas fabrum‘artisan, craftsman, forger, smith’
- Italianc. 1300–presentfabbro‘smith’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentFabrovariant of fabbro
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaberas fabrum‘artisan, craftsman, forger, smith’
- Italianc. 1300–presentfabbro‘smith’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentFabrovariant of fabbro
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *faβros ‘craftsman’
through Latin faber ‘artisan, craftsman, forger, smith’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin faber / Fabro