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Where does “multifandom” come from?

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

multifandom (English): Involving or participating in more than one...

Definitions

  1. Involving or participating in more than one...

Ancestry of “multifandom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfandomThe fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc.,...
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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →