Where does “faerie” come from?
Faerie comes from Old French -erie, from Latin -arius, ultimately derived from Latin fata meaning the Fates or destiny.
faerie (English): Archaic spelling of fairy; Realm of the fays,...
Definitions
- Archaic spelling of fairy; Realm of the fays,...
Ancestry of “faerie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | faerie | the sphere or realm of enchantment, magic or... |
| 2 | Old French | fae | — |
| 3 | Latin | fāta | Fate; Moira; goddess who controls destiny; divine personification of fate |
| 4 | Latin | fātum | destiny, fate, lot |
| 5 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 6 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |