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Etymology

The word fairy was originally a collective form of fay. It began to be reinterpreted as a singular form from the 14th century onwards. The etymon is Old French faerie, from fae (the etymon of fay) and the suffix -erie. Fae itself derives from Latin fata, a feminine byform of fatum, meaning "fate". It originally denoted a being taking the form of a beautiful woman and capable of using

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