English
fairyism
From fairy + -ism.
Formed from fairy + -ism
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
noun Belief in fairies as supernatural beings.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fairyism