fabricate

Where does the word "fabricate" come from? It comes from Latin faber, and was adopted directly into English (1500s).

Fabricate’s story begins in Latin: faber meant “a craftsman.” A craftsman, combined with facere (to make). It reached English by 1500s as fabricate. Settled as the English word for constructing something, or inventing a falsehood. Today, fabricate means to construct or manufacture something, or to invent a false story.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient faber "a craftsman", a craftsman, combined with facere (to make).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1500s fabricate "to construct something, or to invent a falsehood", settled as the English word for constructing something, or inventing a falsehood.