Etymology of the English word confabulation
the English word
confabulationderived 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)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
