Where does “feeëriek” come from?
feeëriek (Dutch) comes from French féerique, from French féerie, from French fée, from Old French fae, from Latin fāta, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for — to speak, to be talking.
feeëriek (Dutch): wonderful, charming, magical, fairy-talelike
Definitions
- wonderful, charming, magical, fairy-talelike
Ancestry of “feeëriek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | féerique | relating to fairies; relating to fairytales |
| 2 | French | féerie | what fairies do; any fictional universe involving... |
| 3 | French | fée | fairy, fay |
| 4 | Old French | fae | — |
| 5 | Latin | fāta | — |
| 6 | Latin | fātum | — |
| 7 | Latin | fātus | — |
| 8 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |