English
fairyfly
From fairy + fly.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine, glow light’
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Latin fātus ‘oracle, prophecy, fate’
Latin fāta ‘goddess of fate’
Old French faerie ‘the sphere or realm of enchantment, magic or…’
Middle English faierie ‘the land or domain in which magical or…’
English fairy
Proto-Indo-European *plew- ‘to fly, flow, run’
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Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ ‘flying insect, fly’
Proto-West Germanic *fleugā ‘fly’
Old English flēge ‘a fly’
Middle English fflye
English fly
Today it means
noun A tiny wasp of the family Mymaridae.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fairyfly