{"era":"current","word":"fay","meaning":"an archaic literary word for a fairy or enchanted being","children":[{"era":"1200s-1400s","word":"Middle English fay","meaning":"fairy","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"Old French fae / faie","meaning":"fairy, enchantress","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"Latin fāta","meaning":"the Fates; fated beings","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"Latin fatum","meaning":"that which is spoken; fate","children":[{"era":"pre-4000 BCE","word":"Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-","meaning":"to speak, say","children":[],"language":"Proto-Indo-European"}],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Old French"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}