Where does “fatal” come from?
fatal (Indonesian) comes from Dutch fataal, from Middle French fatal, from Latin fatalis, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
fatal (Indonesian): fatal; causing death or destruction
Definitions
- fatal; causing death or destruction
Ancestry of “fatal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | fataal | fatal (causing death or destruction) |
| 2 | Middle French | fatal | fatal due to fate |
| 3 | Latin | fatalis | of fate, destined, predestined; fatal, deadly |
| 4 | Latin | fātum | destiny, fate, lot |
| 5 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 6 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |