Where does “faerie” come from?
faerie (Old French) comes 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.
faerie (Old French): the sphere or realm of enchantment, magic or...
Definitions
- the sphere or realm of enchantment, magic or...
Ancestry of “faerie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | fae | — |
| 2 | Latin | fāta | Fate; Moira; goddess who controls destiny; divine personification of fate |
| 3 | Latin | fātum | destiny, fate, lot |
| 4 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 5 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |