Where does “fado” come from?

fado (English) comes from Portuguese fado, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

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Ancestry of “fado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefadofate; fado
2Latinfātumdestiny, fate, lot
3Latinfātusspoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc
4Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
5Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Italic fāōr →Every word from Latin for →