fabric

/ˈfæbɹɪk/FA-brik

Meaninga crafted thing

Common meaning: cloth

Other meanings: the basic structure

fabra craftsman; a workshopLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 712 · scan
icadjective ending: relating to

Journey through time

Latinfaber; fabrica‘a craftsman’
Frenchfabrique
Englishfabric‘cloth’ · today

fabr also in: fabricate forge

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin faber; fabrica ‘a craftsman; a workshop’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry faber, p. 712 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry FORGE, p. 216 · dictionary scan

Roots

faber; fabrica Latin “a craftsman; a workshop”

Related words

fabricate forge

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