Where does “fey” come from?
fey (Scots) comes from Old Danish feye, from Old French feie, from Late Latin ficatum, from Latin fīcātum, from Latin iecur, from Proto-Italic jekʷor, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.
fey (Scots): a premonition of death; possessing second sight,...
Definitions
- a premonition of death; possessing second sight,...
Ancestry of “fey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | feye | — |
| 2 | Old French | feie | Alternative form of foie |
| 3 | Late Latin | ficatum | liver; liver, from an animal fattened on figs;... |
| 4 | Latin | fīcātum | liver (from an animal fattened on figs); foie gras |
| 5 | Latin | iecur | liver; the seat of the soul; the seat of the... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | jekʷor | liver |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyékʷr̥ | liver |