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Where does “unfatal” come from?

unfatal (English) comes from English fatal, from Middle French fatal, from Latin fatalis, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

unfatal (English): Not fatal

Definitions

  1. Not fatal

Ancestry of “unfatal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfatalProceeding from, or appointed by, fate or...
2Middle Frenchfatalfatal
3Latinfatalisof fate, destined, predestined; fatal, deadly
4Latinfātum—
5Latinfātus—
6Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
7Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
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