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Where does “fato” come from?

fato (Ido) comes from English fate, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

fato (Ido): fate, lot

Definitions

  1. fate, lot

Ancestry of “fato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfateThe presumed cause, force, principle, or divine...
2Latinfātum—
3Latinfātus—
4Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
5Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

Words derived from “fato”

  • fatala
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →