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