Where does “fatalness” come from?
fatalness (English) comes from English fatal, from Middle French fatal, from Latin fatalis, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
fatalness (English): The quality of being fatal; deadliness
Definitions
- The quality of being fatal; deadliness
Ancestry of “fatalness”, step by step
fatalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fatal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fatal | Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or... |
| 2 | Middle French | fatal | fatal due to fate |
| 3 | Latin | fatalis | of fate, destined, predestined; fatal, deadly |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |