Fae etymology

English

English word fae comes from Vulgar Latin Fata, Latin fata, and later Latin *Fata ((Vulgar Latin) one of the Fates, a goddess of fate.)

Etymology of fae

Detailed word origin of fae

Dictionary entry Language Definition
Fata Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
fata Latin (lat)
*Fata Latin (lat) (Vulgar Latin) one of the Fates, a goddess of fate.
fae Old French (fro)
fee Middle French (frm)
fei Middle English (enm)
fae English (en) (etymology 2) (etymology 3).

Words with the same origin as fae

Descendants of Fata

fairy fay

Descendants of fata

fate