Where does “fata morgána” come from?
fata morgána (Czech) comes from Italian fata Morgana, from Italian fata, from Vulgar Latin Fata, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
fata morgána (Czech): fata morgana, mirage; illusion
Definitions
- fata morgana, mirage; illusion
Ancestry of “fata morgána”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fata Morgana | Morgan le Fay |
| 2 | Italian | fata | fairy |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | Fata | goddess of fate; a goddess of fate |
| 4 | Latin | fātum | destiny, fate, lot |
| 5 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 6 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |