English word fate comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂u-, and later Proto-Italic *fāōr (Speak.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *bʰeh₂u- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to be, become |
| *fāōr | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Speak. |
| for | Latin (lat) | I speak, talk, say. |
| fatus | Latin (lat) | Fate. Oracle, prophecy. Word, saying. |
| fatum | Latin (lat) | (in the plural) death. (of a god) speech. Destiny, fate. Utterance, declaration, proclamation, prediction. |
| fata | Latin (lat) | |
| fate | English (en) | (mythology) (one of the goddesses said to control the destiny of human beings).. Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.. The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.. The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events. (transitive) To foreordain or predetermine, to make inevitable. |