Where does “Fanblock” come from?

Fanblock (German) comes from German Fan, 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.

Ancestry of “Fanblock”, step by step

Fanblock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFanfan, devotee
2EnglishFanA diminutive of Frances
3EnglishfanaticFanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a...
4Frenchfanatiquefanatic, fanatical; fanatic
5Latinfānāticustemple
6Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
7Latin-ātused
8Proto-Italic-ātos
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via German block

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblockbloc
2Middle High Germanbloc
3Old High Germanblocblock
4Proto-Germanic*blokk
5Proto-Germanicblukkąblock, log
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbhulg'-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbhelg'-thick plank, beam, pile, prop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos
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