Where does “fairie” come from?
fairie (English) comes from English fairy, from Middle English fairie, from Middle English fairye, from Old French faerie, from Old French fae, from Latin fāta, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus — to speak, to be talking.
fairie (English): Alternative spelling of fairy
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of fairy
Ancestry of “fairie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fairy | The realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | fairie | Alternative form of fairye |
| 3 | Middle English | fairye | The land or domain in which magical or... |
| 4 | Old French | faerie | the sphere or realm of enchantment, magic or... |
| 5 | Old French | fae | — |
| 6 | Latin | fāta | Fate; Moira; goddess who controls destiny; divine personification of fate |
| 7 | Latin | fātum | destiny, fate, lot |
| 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 |