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Where does “fannishness” come from?

fannishness (English) comes from English fannish, from English Fan, from English fanatic, from French fanatique, from Latin fānāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos.

fannishness (English): The quality of being fannish; behaviour...

Definitions

  1. The quality of being fannish; behaviour...

Ancestry of “fannishness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfannishOf or relating to a fan; characteristic of fandom
2EnglishFan—
3EnglishfanaticFanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a...
4Frenchfanatiquefanatic, fanatical; fanatic
5Latinfānāticus—
6Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
7Latin-ātus—
8Proto-Italic-ātos—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
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