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Where does “phat” come from?

phat (English) comes from English fat, from French fat, from Old Occitan fat, from Latin fatuus, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

phat (English): Excellent; cool; very good; Sexy; Rich in...

Definitions

  1. Excellent; cool; very good; Sexy; Rich in...

Ancestry of “phat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfatCarrying more fat than usual on one's body;...
2Frenchfatconceited
3Old Occitanfat—
4Latinfatuusfoolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,...
5Latinfātus—
6Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
7Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

Words derived from “phat”

  • phatness
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