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