Etymology of the English word fairy
the English word
fairyderived from the Old French word
faeriederived from the Old French word
faederived from the Vulgar Latin word
Fataderived from the Latin word
fatum (utterance, oracle; fate)
derived from the Latin word
fari (speak, talk; say)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhā-Date
The earliest known usage of fairy in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
fairily,
fairyhood,
fairyism,
fairyland,
faerieUsage
Word found in Modern English
