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fatuus.

fool;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈfa.tu.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.tu.us]

  1. foolish, silly, simple, stupid

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
    Ego me ipsum stultum existimo, fatuum esse non opinor.

  2. insipid, tasteless

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
    Ut sapiant fatuae, fabrorum prandia, betae.

  3. awkward, clumsy, unwieldy

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
    Illa bipennem insulsam et fatuam dextra tenebat.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *fātus, of uncertain origin. Maybe from dialectal Proto-Indo-European *bʰat-. (See also battuō.) More likely, a derivative of *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”), particularly an abstract noun *bʰh₂-tu- (“speech”); thereby related to for. According to one hypothesis, Fatuus was an alternative name of the god Faunus, who predicted the future.

noun[ˈfa.tu.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.tu.us]

  1. fool, simpleton, jester, buffoon, blockhead

    declension-2 · derogatory · masculine
    Ita, rogo; paene effregisti, fatue, foribus cardines.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *fātus, of uncertain origin. Maybe from dialectal Proto-Indo-European *bʰat-. (See also battuō.) More likely, a derivative of *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”), particularly an abstract noun *bʰh₂-tu- (“speech”); thereby related to for. According to one hypothesis, Fatuus was an alternative name of the god Faunus, who predicted the future.

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