Where does “fastus” come from?
fastus (Latin) comes from Latin fas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
fastus (Latin): allowed; A day on which courts sat; court...
Definitions
- allowed; A day on which courts sat; court...
Ancestry of “fastus”, step by step
fastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin fas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fas | dictates of religion, divine law (opp. iūs, human law), or an obligation thereunder |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂os | utterance, saying |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |