Where does “fanfaronade” come from?
fanfaronade (English) comes from French fanfaronnade, from French fanfaronner, from Spanish fanfarronear, from Spanish -ear, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō.
fanfaronade (English): Empty, self-assertive boasting; To engage in...
Definitions
- Empty, self-assertive boasting; To engage in...
Ancestry of “fanfaronade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fanfaronnade | bragging, boasting |
| 2 | French | fanfaronner | to boast, swagger |
| 3 | Spanish | fanfarronear | to brag, boast |
| 4 | Spanish | -ear | forms verbs from adjectives, nouns and some... |
| 5 | Latin | -izāre | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -id- | — |