fat

Dutch (Brabantic)

/fɑt/

noun

Definitions

dandy, a man obsessed with his looks

Etymology

Borrowed from French fat (conceited, dandy) derived from Latin 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

*fatidus Latin
fatuitas Latin
fatus Latin
fatuus Latin
fatuo Italian
fat French
фат Russian
fatuo Spanish, Castilian
*bʰat- Proto-Indo-European
fatela Portuguese
fátuo Portuguese
fadeza Occitan
fat Old Occitan