Where does “fanum” come from?

fanum (Old French) comes from Latin fānum, from Proto-Italic faznom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “fanum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfānumshrine, temple, sanctuary, place dedicated to a deity
2Proto-Italicfaznomtemple
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁sgod, godhead, deity; sacred place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “fanum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁s →Every word from Proto-Italic faznom →