Where does “faniklubi” come from?
faniklubi (Finnish) comes from Finnish fani, from English Fan, from English fanatic, from French fanatique, from Latin fānāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
faniklubi (Finnish): fan club
Definitions
- fan club
Ancestry of “faniklubi”, step by step
faniklubi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish fani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | fani | fan |
| 2 | English | Fan | A diminutive of Frances |
| 3 | English | fanatic | Fanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a... |
| 4 | French | fanatique | fanatic, fanatical; fanatic |
| 5 | Latin | fānāticus | temple |
| 6 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 7 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via Finnish klubi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | klubi | club |
| 2 | Swedish | klubb | club, organisation; nightclub |
| 3 | English | club | An association of members joining together for... |
| 4 | Middle English | clubbe | An club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile |
| 5 | Old Norse | klubba | cudgel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klumpô | clasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glemb- | log, block |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via English fan club
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fan club | An organization of fans of a particular person... |