English
Favre
Favre comes from French Favre, and goes back to Latin faber ‘craftsman’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaber‘craftsman’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentFavre
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaber‘craftsman’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentFavre
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *faβros ‘craftsman’
through Latin faber ‘craftsman’
Today it means
name A surname from French.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin faber / Favre