Where does “phatness” come from?
phatness (English) comes from English phat, from English fat, from French fat, from Old Occitan fat, from Latin fatuus, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr — to speak, to be talking.
phatness (English): Fullness, richness, body
Ancestry of “phatness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | phat | Excellent; cool; very good; Sexy; Rich in... |
| 2 | English | fat | Carrying more fat than usual on one's body;... |
| 3 | French | fat | conceited |
| 4 | Old Occitan | fat | — |
| 5 | Latin | fatuus | foolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,... |
| 6 | Latin | fātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |