Where does “fateless” come from?

fateless (English) comes from English fate, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

fateless (English): Devoid of fate

Definitions

  1. Devoid of fate

Ancestry of “fateless”, step by step

fateless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfateThe presumed cause, force, principle, or divine...
2Latinfātumdestiny, fate, lot
3Latinfātusspoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc
4Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
5Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti