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Where does “fatidus” come from?

fatidus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin fatuus, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

Ancestry of “fatidus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfatuusfoolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,...
2Latinfātus—
3Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
4Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

Words derived from “fatidus”

  • fadette
  • fadasse
  • fade
  • fadement
  • fadeur
  • fade
  • fad
  • fád
  • fad
  • fadøl
  • fad
  • fad
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