fabella.
story, fable; play;
Meaning & usage
fabella (the posterior analogue of the anterior patella)
Where this word comes from
From faba (“bean”) + -ellus. From its bean-like shape and size, in some animals.
diminutive of fābula (“fable, tale, story”)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti Proto-Italic *fāōr Latin for, fā- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Latin -bula Latin fābula Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin fābella From fābula + -la (diminutive suffix).
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