English word fairy comes from Latin fatum, Vulgar Latin Fata, Old French (842-ca. 1400) -erie (Used to form feminine nouns.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| fatum | Latin (lat) | (in the plural) death. (of a god) speech. Destiny, fate. Utterance, declaration, proclamation, prediction. |
| Fata | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| -erie | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Used to form feminine nouns. |
| fata | Latin (lat) | |
| *Fata | Latin (lat) | (Vulgar Latin) one of the Fates, a goddess of fate. |
| fae | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| faerie | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | The sphere or realm of enchantment, magic or dream associated with the fae (fays). |
| fairie | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| fairy | English (en) | (Northern England, US, derogatory, colloquial) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.. (uncountable, obsolete) The realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.. A mythical being with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as small and spritely with gauze-like wings, and revered in some modern forms of paganism; a [...] |