fad
Danish
adj
Definitions
- insipid, bland, slightly nauseating
- (figuratively) flat, insipid, vapid
Etymology
Derived from French fade derived from Latin *fatidus, fatuus (foolish, insipid, silly, simple).
Origin
Latin
fatuus
Gloss
foolish, insipid, silly, simple
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cheesevat English
- vat English
- vatful English
- vatman English
- *fatidus Latin
- fatidus Latin
- fatuitas Latin
- fatuus Latin
- fad German
- fade German
- fatuo Italian
- fadasse French
- fade French
- fadement French
- fadette French
- fadeur French
- fat French
- fatuo Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰat- Proto-Indo-European
- fatela Portuguese
- fátuo Portuguese
- vat Middle English
- fadøl Danish
- øl Danish
- fade Old French
- fad Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- fad Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- fadeza Occitan
- fat Old Occitan