Where does “fate” come from?
Fate comes from Latin fata, the plural of fatum, derived from Latin for, which traces to Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, a root meaning to speak or say.
fate (English): The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine...
Definitions
- The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine...
Ancestry of “fate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fātum | destiny, fate, lot |
| 2 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 3 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |
Words derived from “fate”