Where does “fanion” come from?
fanion (Romanian) comes from French fanion, from French fanon, from Middle French fanon, from Old French fanon, from Medieval Latin fano, from Frankish fano, from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.
fanion (Romanian): pennant
Definitions
- pennant
Ancestry of “fanion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fanion | fanion; pennant |
| 2 | French | fanon | dewlap; wattle; baleen plate; baleen |
| 3 | Middle French | fanon | — |
| 4 | Old French | fanon | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | fano | dative singular of fānum; ablative singular of... |
| 6 | Frankish | fano | cloth |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fanô | cloth; dook/duck; banner; flag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pān- | fabric |