Where does “Fankurve” come from?
Fankurve (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.
Fankurve (German): the section of a stadium designated for the ultras of one team to keep them separate from the ultras of the other team
Definitions
- the section of a stadium designated for the ultras of one team to keep them separate from the ultras of the other team
Ancestry of “Fankurve”, step by step
Fankurve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fan | fan, devotee |
| 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 German Kurve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kurve | bend |
| 2 | Latin | curva | nominative feminine singular of curvus;... |
| 3 | Latin | curvus | bent, crooked, curved |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |