Where does “” come from?

휀 (Korean) 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.

(Korean): foehn

Definitions

  1. foehn

Ancestry of “”, step by step

traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Fan

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

via German föhn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanföhnsingular imperative of föhnen; first-person...
2Old High Germanphonno
3Vulgar Latinfaonius
4Latinfavōnius
5Latinfaveōto be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoweh₁to notice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from Latin -aticus