Where does “fanbrat” come from?
fanbrat (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.
fanbrat (English): An immature, obnoxious fan
Definitions
- An immature, obnoxious fan
Ancestry of “fanbrat”, step by step
fanbrat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fan | A diminutive of Frances |
| 2 | English | fanatic | Fanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a... |
| 3 | French | fanatique | fanatic, fanatical; fanatic |
| 4 | Latin | fānāticus | temple |
| 5 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 6 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via English brat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brat | A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly,... |
| 2 | Scots | bratchet | bitch, hound |
| 3 | Old French | brachet | hunting dog trained to follow the scent of an... |
| 4 | Old Occitan | brac | hound |
| 5 | Frankish | brakko | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brak | dog that hunts by scent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |