Where does “fae” come from?
fae (Old French) comes 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 “fae”, step by step
fae traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin fāta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fāta | Fate; Moira; goddess who controls destiny; divine personification of fate |
| 2 | Latin | fātum | destiny, fate, lot |
| 3 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 4 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |
via Vulgar Latin Fata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | Fata | goddess of fate; a goddess of fate |
via Medieval Latin fāda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | fāda | — |