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1. Etymology of the English word fair

the English word fair
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *fagraz

Derivations in English

fairing, fairish, fairlead, fairly, fairway

Cognates

Dutch fair, Dutch viering, French fair-play, French jour férié, German fair, German Feier, Norwegian fair, Norwegian feire, Swedish firande

Usage

Word found in Modern English

2. Etymology of the English word fair

derived from the English word fair
derived from the Old French word feire
derived from the Latin word feria (festival, holy day; day of rest; weekday; abb. fer.)
derived from the Latin word feriae
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhes-

Derivations in English

fairground

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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