Where does “antifade” come from?
antifade (English) comes from English fade, from Middle English fade, from Middle Dutch vade, from Old French fade, from Vulgar Latin fatidus, from Latin fatuus, from Latin fātus, from Latin for — to speak, to be talking.
antifade (English): That counteracts fading
Definitions
- That counteracts fading
Ancestry of “antifade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fade | Weak; insipid; tasteless |
| 2 | Middle English | fade | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vade | weak, faint, limp |
| 4 | Old French | fade | weak, witless |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | fatidus | — |
| 6 | Latin | fatuus | foolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,... |
| 7 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 8 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |