Where does “fanzine” come from?

fanzine (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.

fanzine (English): A magazine, normally produced by amateurs,...

Definitions

  1. A magazine, normally produced by amateurs,...

Ancestry of “fanzine”, step by step

fanzine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Fan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFanA diminutive of Frances
2EnglishfanaticFanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a...
3Frenchfanatiquefanatic, fanatical; fanatic
4Latinfānāticustemple
5Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
6Latin-ātused
7Proto-Italic-ātos
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English magazine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmagazineA non-academic periodical publication, generally...
2Middle Englishmagasyne
3Middle Frenchmagasinwarehouse, store
4Italianmagazzinowarehouse, store; stock; department store
5Arabicمَخَازِنstorerooms", "storehouses; storerooms,...
6Arabicمَخْزَنwarehouse; storeroom, storehouse; storeroom",...

Words derived from “fanzine

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from Latin -aticus