Fablet
/ˈfeɪ.blət/noun
A short fable or brief moral tale.
Did you know?Fable, fate, and ineffable ultimately trace back to the Latin verb fari, “to speak,” reflecting an ancient link between spoken words, destiny, and what cannot be expressed.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bha-
“To speak or utter; a reconstructed root associated with speech.”
Classical Latin
Latin
fārī
“To speak, say, or utter.”
Classical Latin
Latin
fabula
“Speech, conversation, a story, or a tale; the source of English fable.”
12th–14th Century
Old French
fable
“A story, especially one conveying a moral; borrowed into English.”
Middle English
English
fable
“A fictitious or moralizing tale.”
Modern English
English
fablet
“A diminutive formation meaning a short or small fable, formed from fable with -let.”