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Where does “fadette” come from?

fadette (French) comes from French fade, from Vulgar Latin fatidus, from Latin fatuus, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

fadette (French): fairy; A detailed list of phone calls made and...

Definitions

  1. fairy; A detailed list of phone calls made and...

Ancestry of “fadette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfadetasteless, insipid; boring; lukewarm; share of...
2Vulgar Latinfatidus—
3Latinfatuusfoolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,...
4Latinfātus—
5Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
6Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
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