Where does “fei(n)e” come from?
fei(n)e (Middle High German) comes from French fée, from Old French fae, from Latin fāta, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
Ancestry of “fei(n)e”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | fée | fairy, fay |
| 2 | Old French | fae | — |
| 3 | Latin | fāta | — |
| 4 | Latin | fātum | — |
| 5 | Latin | fātus | — |
| 6 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |
Words derived from “fei(n)e”