Where does “antifanatic” come from?
antifanatic (English) comes 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.
antifanatic (English): One who opposes fanaticism
Definitions
- One who opposes fanaticism
Ancestry of “antifanatic”, step by step
antifanatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fanatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fanatic | Fanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a... |
| 2 | French | fanatique | fanatic, fanatical; fanatic |
| 3 | Latin | fānāticus | temple |
| 4 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 5 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |