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Where does “vade” come from?

vade (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French fade, from Vulgar Latin fatidus, from Latin fatuus, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

vade (Middle Dutch): weak, faint, limp

Definitions

  1. weak, faint, limp

Ancestry of “vade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfadeweak, witless
2Vulgar Latinfatidus—
3Latinfatuusfoolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,...
4Latinfātus—
5Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
6Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

Words derived from “vade”

  • fade
  • fader
  • fadeth
  • fadeless
  • vade
  • crossfade
  • fadeout
  • fady
  • antifade
  • postfader
  • prefader
  • crossfader
  • fadeable
  • fadelessly
  • fadeproof
  • fadeometer
  • unfadable
  • fadesome
  • anti-fade
  • microfadeometer
  • autofade
  • fadable
  • neverfade
  • feidata
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