fabulous

the word 'fabulous' originates from the latin adjective 'fabulosus', which itself derives from 'fabula', meaning 'story' or 'tale'. this latin root can be traced further back to the verb 'fari', meaning 'to speak'. originally, 'fabulous' described something pertaining to fables or myths, hence 'legendary' or 'mythical'. over time, the sense of being so extraordinary as to be like something from a legend evolved into the modern, hyperbolic meaning of 'extremely good' or 'marvelous', completing a journey from the realm of spoken stories to a common expression of high praise.

Structure: fabul (story) + ous (adjective suffix) fabul (from latin 'fabula', meaning 'story, tale, narrative'); ous (a suffix forming adjectives, from latin '-osus', meaning 'full of, characterized by').