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Where does “fairyism” come from?

fairyism (English) comes from English Fairy, from Middle English faierie, from Old French faerie, from Old French fae, from Latin fāta, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for — to speak, to be talking.

fairyism (English): Belief in fairies as supernatural beings; A...

Definitions

  1. Belief in fairies as supernatural beings; A...

Ancestry of “fairyism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFairy—
2Middle Englishfaierie—
3Old Frenchfaeriethe sphere or realm of enchantment, magic or...
4Old Frenchfae—
5Latinfāta—
6Latinfātum—
7Latinfātus—
8Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
9Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
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