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Where does “fatuus” come from?

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

fatuus (Latin): foolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,...

Definitions

  1. foolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,...

Ancestry of “fatuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfātus—
2Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
3Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

Words derived from “fatuus”

  • fatuous
  • fatuously
  • fatuousness
  • unfatuous
  • affatuated
  • ignis fatuus
  • fatuitas
  • fatuo
  • fatuamente
  • fatuo
  • фат
  • fat
  • fadette
  • fatuité
  • fade
  • fadeur
  • fadasse
  • fadement
  • fade
  • fad
  • fatela
  • fátuo
  • fat
  • fád
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