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Where does “fato” come from?

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

fato (Italian): fate, destiny

Definitions

  1. fate, destiny

Ancestry of “fato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfātum—
2Latinfātus—
3Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
4Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

Words derived from “fato”

  • prefato
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