Where does “fātum” come from?
fātum (Latin) comes from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
Ancestry of “fātum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fātus | — |
| 2 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |