Where does “fanático” come from?

fanático (Portuguese) comes 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.

fanático (Portuguese): fanatic one who is zealously enthusiastic

Definitions

  1. fanatic one who is zealously enthusiastic

Ancestry of “fanático”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfānāticustemple
2Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “fanático”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin -aticus →