fato

Bedeutung (English)

Noun

1. (masculine) bundle of things, especially one containing clothes
2. (masculine) supplies or provisions for shepherds (usually carried in a bundle)
3. (masculine) herd, flock, group

Adj

1. foolish, fatuous
2. annoying

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈfato̝/

Etymologie (English)

Cognate with Althochdeutsch: faz

Cognate with Altnordisch: fat

Cognate with Englisch: fat

Inherited from Latein: fatuus

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fato. Probably from Proto-Germanic *fatą: compare Old High German faz (“container; vessel”), Old Norse fat (“vessel; cover; blanket; garment”), English fat (“container; vessel; vat”).