Where does “fate” come from?

fate (Latin) comes from Latin fatus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

fate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of fātus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of fātus

Ancestry of “fate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfatushaving spoken, having said; word, saying; oracle,...
2Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
3Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Italic fāōr →Every word from Latin for →