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English word fairy comes from Latin fatum, Vulgar Latin Fata, Old French (842-ca. 1400) -erie (Used to form feminine nouns.)
fatum (Latin)
(in the plural) death. (of a god) speech. Destiny, fate. Utterance, declaration, proclamation, prediction.
Fata (Vulgar Latin)
-erie (Old French)
Used to form feminine nouns.
fata (Latin)
*Fata (Latin)
(Vulgar Latin) one of the Fates, a goddess of fate.
fae (Old French)
faerie (Old French)
The sphere or realm of enchantment, magic or dream associated with the fae (fays).
fairie (Middle English)
fairy (English)
(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 [...]