Where does “fato” come from?
fato (Galician) comes from Latin fatuus, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
fato (Galician): herd, flock, group; foolish, fatuous; annoying
Definitions
- herd, flock, group; foolish, fatuous; annoying
Ancestry of “fato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fatuus | foolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,... |
| 2 | Latin | fātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |