Fairy etymology

English

English word fairy comes from Latin fatum, Vulgar Latin Fata, Old French (842-ca. 1400) -erie (Used to form feminine nouns.)

Etymology of fairy

Detailed word origin of fairy

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 [...]

Words with the same origin as fairy

Descendants of fatum

fae fate fay

Descendants of -erie

dairy