Where does “unfannishness” come from?
unfannishness (English) comes from English unfannish, from English fannish, from English Fan, from English fanatic, from French fanatique, from Latin fānāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
unfannishness (English): The quality of being unfannish; behaviour...
Definitions
- The quality of being unfannish; behaviour...
Ancestry of “unfannishness”, step by step
unfannishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unfannish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unfannish | Not fannish |
| 2 | English | fannish | Of or relating to a fan; characteristic of fandom |
| 3 | English | Fan | A diminutive of Frances |
| 4 | English | fanatic | Fanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a... |
| 5 | French | fanatique | fanatic, fanatical; fanatic |
| 6 | Latin | fānāticus | temple |
| 7 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 8 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |