Where does “fateful” come from?
Fateful derives from English fate, from Latin fata, from Latin fatum meaning "that which is spoken," from Latin for meaning "to speak," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- meaning "to speak."
fateful (English): Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s...
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- Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s...
Ancestry of “fateful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fate | The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine... |
| 2 | Latin | fātum | — |
| 3 | Latin | fātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |
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