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Where does “fanatico” come from?

fanatico (Italian) comes from Latin fānāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

fanatico (Italian): fanatical; fanatic

Definitions

  1. fanatical; fanatic

Ancestry of “fanatico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfānāticus—
2Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
3Latin-ātus—
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “fanatico”

  • fanaticamente
  • fanatizzare
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