Where does “fan” come from?
Fan derives from English fanatic, which comes from Latin fanaticus, formed from Latin fanum meaning temple and the suffix -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots.
fan (English): A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed...
Definitions
- A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed...
Ancestry of “fan”, step by step
fan 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 |