Where does “crossfader” come from?
crossfader (English) comes from English fader, 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 — to speak, to be talking.
crossfader (English): A device consisting of two volume controls which...
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- A device consisting of two volume controls which...
Ancestry of “crossfader”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fader | A device used to control sound volume; A program... |
| 2 | English | fade | Weak; insipid; tasteless |
| 3 | Middle English | fade | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vade | weak, faint, limp |
| 5 | Old French | fade | weak, witless |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | fatidus | — |
| 7 | Latin | fatuus | foolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,... |
| 8 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 9 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |