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
- A magazine, normally produced by amateurs,...
Ancestry of “fanzine”, step by step
fanzine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fan | A diminutive of Frances |
| 2 | English | fanatic | Fanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a... |
| 3 | French | fanatique | fanatic, fanatical; fanatic |
| 4 | Latin | fānāticus | temple |
| 5 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 6 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via English magazine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magazine | A non-academic periodical publication, generally... |
| 2 | Middle English | magasyne | — |
| 3 | Middle French | magasin | warehouse, store |
| 4 | Italian | magazzino | warehouse, store; stock; department store |
| 5 | Arabic | مَخَازِن | storerooms", "storehouses; storerooms,... |
| 6 | Arabic | مَخْزَن | warehouse; storeroom, storehouse; storeroom",... |