Where does “fadelessly” come from?
fadelessly (English) comes from English fadeless, 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.
fadelessly (English): Without fading; lastingly or eternally
Definitions
- Without fading; lastingly or eternally
Ancestry of “fadelessly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fadeless | Not fading; eternal |
| 2 | English | fade | Weak; insipid; tasteless; A golf shot that ... |
| 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 | — |
| 9 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |