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Where does “fata” come from?

fata (Volapük) comes from Volapük fat, from English father, from Middle English fader, from Old English fæder, from Proto-West Germanic fader, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

fata (Volapük): genitive singular of fat; father's

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of fat; father's

Ancestry of “fata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükfatfather
2EnglishfatherA male who begets a child; A male ancestor more...
3Middle EnglishfaderA father; the male direct ancestor of someone or...
4Old Englishfæderfather
5Proto-West Germanicfaderfather
6Proto-Germanicfadērfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “fata”

  • fatafat
  • fatamot
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