Where does “feino” come from?
feino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto feo, from German Fee, from Middle High German fei(n)e, from French fée, from Old French fae, from Latin fāta, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus — to speak, to be talking.
feino (Esperanto): fairy
Ancestry of “feino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | feo | fairy |
| 2 | German | Fee | fairy |
| 3 | Middle High German | fei(n)e | — |
| 4 | French | fée | fairy, fay |
| 5 | Old French | fae | — |
| 6 | Latin | fāta | — |
| 7 | Latin | fātum | — |
| 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 |