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Where does “fringefan” come from?

fringefan (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.

fringefan (English): A science fiction fan primarily interested in a...

Definitions

  1. A science fiction fan primarily interested in a...

Ancestry of “fringefan”, 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—
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