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fatus.

spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈfaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.tus][ˈfaː.tuːs]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.tus]

  1. spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc.

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-tó-s Proto-Italic *fātos Latin fatus Perfect active participle of for (“speak, say”). From Proto-Italic *fātos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-tó-s.

noun[ˈfaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.tus][ˈfaː.tuːs]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.tus]

  1. word, saying

    declension-4

  2. oracle, prophecy

    declension-4

  3. fate

    declension-4
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-tó-s Proto-Italic *fātos Latin fatus Perfect active participle of for (“speak, say”). From Proto-Italic *fātos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-tó-s.

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