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Where does “zinester” come from?

zinester (English) comes from English zine, from English fanzine, from English Fan, from English fanatic, from French fanatique, from Latin fānāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus.

zinester (English): One who compiles and publishes a zine

Definitions

  1. One who compiles and publishes a zine

Ancestry of “zinester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzineA low-circulation, non-commercial publication of...
2EnglishfanzineA magazine, normally produced by amateurs,...
3EnglishFan—
4EnglishfanaticFanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a...
5Frenchfanatiquefanatic, fanatical; fanatic
6Latinfānāticus—
7Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
8Latin-ātus—
9Proto-Italic-ātos—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
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