Where does “Fata Morgana” come from?
Fata Morgana (Portuguese) 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.
Fata Morgana (Portuguese): Fata Morgana
Ancestry of “Fata Morgana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |