Where does “fataal” come from?
fataal (Dutch) comes from Middle French fatal, from Latin fatalis, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
fataal (Dutch): fatal (causing death or destruction)
Definitions
- fatal (causing death or destruction)
Ancestry of “fataal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | fatal | fatal due to fate |
| 2 | Latin | fatalis | of fate, destined, predestined; fatal, deadly |
| 3 | Latin | fātum | destiny, fate, lot |
| 4 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 5 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |