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Where does “fateor” come from?

fateor (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic fatēōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

fateor (Latin): I confess, admit; I acknowledge, own; I show,...

Definitions

  1. I confess, admit; I acknowledge, own; I show,...

Ancestry of “fateor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicfatēōr—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “fateor”

  • professor
  • confess
  • confession
  • confessional
  • professorship
  • fess
  • confessionalization
  • confesseth
  • confessionalism
  • confessionally
  • professorate
  • interconfessional
  • multiconfessional
  • nonconfessional
  • confessionalist
  • unconfessable
  • confessest
  • deconfessionalization
  • fesswise
  • confessable
  • confessionalize
  • professoring
  • professorish
  • anticonfessional
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