Where does “unfadable” come from?
unfadable (English) comes from English fadable, from English fade, from Middle English fade, from Middle Dutch vade, from Old French fade, from Vulgar Latin fatidus, from Latin fatuus, from Latin fātus — to speak, to be talking.
unfadable (English): That does not fade
Ancestry of “unfadable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fadable | Capable of fading, or losing its colour |
| 2 | English | fade | Weak; insipid; tasteless; A golf shot that ... |
| 3 | Middle English | fade | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vade | weak, faint, limp |
| 5 | Old French | fade | weak, witless |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | fatidus | — |
| 7 | Latin | fatuus | foolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,... |
| 8 | Latin | fātus | — |
| 9 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |