Fatefulness
/ˈfeɪt.fəl.nəs/noun
The quality of being significant in a way that seems to determine an important outcome.
Did you know?“Fate” comes from Latin *fatum*, “that which has been spoken,” so the word carries the ancient idea that destiny is something already uttered into existence.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bha-
“to speak, say”
Latin
Latin
fārī
“to speak, utter”
Latin
Latin
fatum
“a saying, decree, what has been spoken; destiny”
Old French
Old French
fait
“fate, destiny”
Middle English
English
fatel
“fate, destiny”
Modern English
English
fateful
“having important and often ominous consequences”
Modern English
English
fatefulness
“the quality of being fateful”