English
fabulosity
Fabulosity comes from Latin fābulōsus ‘fabled, fabulous, legendary’, from fābula ‘discourse, narrative’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to speak’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéh₂ti‘to speak, to be talking’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fāōr‘to speak’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfor
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfābula‘discourse, narrative’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfābulōsus‘fabled, fabulous, legendary’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfabulositas
- Englishtodayfabulosity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéh₂ti‘to speak, to be talking’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fāōr‘to speak’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfor
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfābula‘discourse, narrative’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfābulōsus‘fabled, fabulous, legendary’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfabulositas
- Englishtodayfabulosity
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to speak’
phone, focus, professor, fuel, ben, famous, phase, ban, favor, fantasy, favourite, photographer, fancy, fate, fame, phenomenon, bee, emphasis, profession, fatal, fairy, abandon, confess, infant, phantom, symphony, beacon, beck, boon, bane, epiphany, foyer, fay, banish, profess, bene, banal, nefarious, buoy, infamy, 122 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti ‘to speak, to be talking’
through Latin for
eff, affable, ineffable, 12 more
through Latin fābula ‘discourse, narrative’
through Latin fābulōsus ‘fabled, fabulous, legendary’
Today it means
noun Fabulousness; the quality of being fabulous; fictitiousness; mythical character.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / fabulosity