Where does “fanner” come from?
Fanner comes from English fan, derived from English fanatic, from Latin vannus (winnowing fan), ultimately traced to Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- (to place or put).
fanner (English): One who fans; A fan wheel; a fan blower
Definitions
- One who fans; A fan wheel; a fan blower
Ancestry of “fanner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Fan | — |
| 2 | English | fanatic | Fanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a... |
| 3 | French | fanatique | fanatic, fanatical; fanatic |
| 4 | Latin | fānāticus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 6 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |