Where does “fatamorganický” come from?
fatamorganický (Slovak) comes from Slovak fatamorgána, from Italian fata Morgana, from Italian fata, from Vulgar Latin Fata, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr — to speak, to be talking.
fatamorganický (Slovak): mirage, Fata Morgana
Definitions
- mirage, Fata Morgana
Ancestry of “fatamorganický”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | fatamorgána | fata morgana |
| 2 | Italian | fata Morgana | Morgan le Fay |
| 3 | Italian | fata | fairy |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | Fata | goddess of fate; a goddess of fate |
| 5 | Latin | fātum | destiny, fate, lot |
| 6 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 7 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |