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Where does “fato” come from?

fato (Portuguese) comes from Gothic *𐍆𐌰𐍄, from Proto-Germanic fat-, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

fato (Portuguese): a set of clothing traditionally worn together,...

Definitions

  1. a set of clothing traditionally worn together,...

Ancestry of “fato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic*𐍆𐌰𐍄—
2Proto-Germanicfat-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “fato”

  • espalhafato
  • espalhafatoso
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →