Etymology of the English word fade
the English word
fadederived from the Old French word
faderderived from the Old French word
fadederived from the Vulgar Latin word
fatidusderived from the Latin word
fatuus (fool; foolish, silly; idiotic)
Date
The earliest known usage of fade in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
fadeless,
fadeaway,
fading,
father,
fadedCognates
French
fade, German
fade, Italian
fado, Norwegian
fad, Swedish
faddUsage
Word found in Modern English
