Where does “fad” come from?
fad (German) 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.
fad (German): vapid, flavourless
Ancestry of “fad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | fade | tasteless, insipid; boring; lukewarm; share of... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | fatidus | — |
| 3 | Latin | fatuus | foolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,... |
| 4 | Latin | fātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |