Where does “Fannibal” come from?

Fannibal (English) comes from English Fan, from English fanatic, from French fanatique, from Latin fānāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

Fannibal (English): A fan of the American television series...

Definitions

  1. A fan of the American television series...

Ancestry of “Fannibal”, step by step

Fannibal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Fan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFanA diminutive of Frances
2EnglishfanaticFanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a...
3Frenchfanatiquefanatic, fanatical; fanatic
4Latinfānāticustemple
5Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
6Latin-ātused
7Proto-Italic-ātos
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English Hannibal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHannibalof mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar
2LatinHannibalthe Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca
3Punic𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋May the Lord grace me
4Punic𐤁𐤏𐤋lord, master; Baal
5Phoenician𐤁𐤏𐤋lord, master; owner, master; husband
6Proto-Semiticbaʿl-lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos
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