Where does “fán” come from?
fán (Hungarian) comes from English Fan, from English fanatic, from French fanatique, from Latin fānāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
fán (Hungarian): superessive singular of fa
Definitions
- superessive singular of fa
Ancestry of “fán”, step by step
fán traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fan | A diminutive of Frances |
| 2 | English | fanatic | Fanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a... |
| 3 | French | fanatique | fanatic, fanatical; fanatic |
| 4 | Latin | fānāticus | temple |
| 5 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 6 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via Hungarian fá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fá | fa, a syllable used in solfège to represent the... |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | puwe | tree, wood |
via Proto-Finno-Ugric puńa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | puńa | to wind up, twist |