Where does “fanittaja” come from?
fanittaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish fanittaa, from Finnish fani, 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.
fanittaja (Finnish): fan
Definitions
- fan
Ancestry of “fanittaja”, step by step
fanittaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish fanittaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | fanittaa | to admire, to be somebody's fan |
| 2 | Finnish | fani | fan |
| 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 |