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Where does “fanlight” come from?

fanlight (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.

fanlight (English): a semicircular or semioval window over a door or...

Definitions

  1. a semicircular or semioval window over a door or...

Ancestry of “fanlight”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFan—
2EnglishfanaticFanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a...
3Frenchfanatiquefanatic, fanatical; fanatic
4Latinfānāticus—
5Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
6Latin-ātus—
7Proto-Italic-ātos—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →