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Where does “fatale” come from?

fatale (Italian) comes 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.

fatale (Italian): fatal; predestined, fated; irresistible

Definitions

  1. fatal; predestined, fated; irresistible

Ancestry of “fatale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfatalisof fate, destined, predestined; fatal, deadly
2Latinfātum—
3Latinfātus—
4Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
5Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

Words derived from “fatale”

  • fatalismo
  • fatalità
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