Where does “fanfaronnade” come from?
fanfaronnade (French) comes from French fanfaronner, from Spanish fanfarronear, from Spanish -ear, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti.
fanfaronnade (French): bragging, boasting
Definitions
- bragging, boasting
Ancestry of “fanfaronnade”, step by step
fanfaronnade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French fanfaronner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fanfaronner | to boast, swagger |
| 2 | Spanish | fanfarronear | to brag, boast |
| 3 | Spanish | -ear | forms verbs from adjectives, nouns and some... |
| 4 | Latin | -izāre | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -id- | — |
via Spanish fanfarronada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | fanfarronada | boast, swagger |