Today, I want to talk to you about the word “Fábula” (Fable).
This word, in Latin, means: Conversation, rumor and, from there: legend or myth.
The Fable is a literary genre very present in the Classical Literature.
Fabula comes from the Latin “Fabula”, which originates in the verb For, Fari, Fatum, meaning Talk. From “For” comes “Fabula”(Fable). From Fable comes “Fabulari”, that in Spanish is “Hablar” (To talk). In Galician and Portuguese: “Falar” –you can see that it maintains the F--. In Italian: Fabolare. And also in Spanish we have the verb: “Fabular”. And: “Fabuloso”, that means: “Extraordinary” (something incredible).
A group of spanish young people talking between them
The verb “To talk” in Spanish is so curious, because etymologically means “To tell stories”. So, when we are talking, really we are telling stories.
Before I talked about the verb Far, Fari, Fatum. Well, “Fatum” means that it is “said”, destiny of each one.
From Far, Fari, also comes: “Fanum”, that means: “Sanctuary” (the gods´place. Where they pronounce divine words, fades). At the same time, who stayed out of temple was: the “Profane”; it also means: “Who knows nothing”.
By other side: “Fanatic” –in Latin: “Fanaticus”— is who defends religious beliefs blindly.
The Spanish word “Fatal” also comes from “Fatum” and goes to “Fatalis” (What is said, what is fixed by fate). At the beginning it was not negative; but when time was spent, it became something
And from “Fatum” also comes “Hada” (Fairy).
And the word “Fama” (Fame). It comes from Fatum. Fame is what you talk about, the news that runs from mouth to mouth. When yo talk well about anybody, it is famous. However, when you talk bad about anybody, you are “difamando” (defameing).
What can not be talked is (“Infable”).
And whom you can talk, is “Afable”. It comes from “Adfabilis”.
Well, I hope that you have enjoyed.
Until my next post, kind regards,
Luis.
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