Where does “fatamorgana” come from?
fatamorgana (Polish) comes from Italian fata Morgana, from Italian fata, from Vulgar Latin Fata, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
fatamorgana (Polish): illusion, mirage
Definitions
- illusion, mirage
Ancestry of “fatamorgana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fata Morgana | Morgan le Fay |
| 2 | Italian | fata | fairy |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | Fata | goddess of fate; a goddess of fate |
| 4 | Latin | fātum | destiny, fate, lot |
| 5 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 6 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |