myEtymology.com: English etymology of confabulate

Etymology of the English word confabulate

the English word confabulate

derived from the Late Latin word confabulatio (conversation; discoursing together)

derived from the Latin word confabulari (converse, talk together; talk about)

derived from the Latin word fabulari (talk , chat, converse)

derived from the Latin word fabula (story, tale, fable)

derived from the Latin word fari (speak, talk; say)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bha-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhā-

using the Latin prefix con- (together)

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

derived from the Latin word confabulatus (conversation)

The earliest known usage of confabulate in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English