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fata

Pronunciation: [ˈfaː.ta]

“fata” is a Latin word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. Fate; Moira; goddess who controls destiny; divine personification of fate
  2. supernatural being, fairy, fay, deity of fate; divinity of destiny
  3. The Fates; Parcae; gods who control destiny; divine personifications of fate
  4. supernatural beings, fairies, fey, deities of fate; divinities of destiny

Etymology

From fātum (“destiny, lot, fate”) and fātus (“oracle, prophecy, fate”); derived from verb for (“to speak”) from Proto-Italic *fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”).

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