Where does “fád” come from?
fád (Hungarian) comes from German fad, 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.
fád (Hungarian): dull; insipid; second-person singular...
Definitions
- dull; insipid; second-person singular...
Ancestry of “fád”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | fad | vapid, flavourless |
| 2 | French | fade | tasteless, insipid; boring; lukewarm; share of... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | fatidus | — |
| 4 | Latin | fatuus | foolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,... |
| 5 | Latin | fātus | — |
| 6 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |