Where does “fat” come from?

fat (Friulian) comes from Latin factum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

fat (Friulian): past participle of fâ; done, made; ripe

Definitions

  1. past participle of fâ; done, made; ripe

Ancestry of “fat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfactumfact, deed, act, doing; achievement; accusative...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Latin factum →
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