Where does “فن” come from?

فن (Persian) 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.

فن (Persian): technique

Definitions

  1. technique

Ancestry of “فن”, step by step

فن 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 Arabic فَنّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَنّart; specialty, art
2Persianپندadvice, counsel, guidance; knack, trick, gimmick
3Middle Persianpndpath; counsel, advice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

Words derived from “فن

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from Latin -aticus