English
fairyish
From fairy + -ish.
Formed from fairy + -ish
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
Today it means
adj fairylike
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fairyish