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fătŭor

fătŭor

to talk foolishly

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What it meant

1. fătŭor — Lewis & Short

fătŭor, āri,

I v. dep. n. [1. fatuus], to talk foolishly: desine fatuari, Sen. Apocol. 7, 1.

2. fātŭor — Lewis & Short

fātŭor, āri,

I v. dep. n. [2. fatuus], to be inspired: Fauno fuit uxor nomine Fatua, quae assidue divino spiritu impleta velut per furorem futura praemonebat: unde adhuc qui inspirari solent, fatuari dicuntur, Just. 43, 1, 15; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 443.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission.

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