Where does “mfanyabiashara” come from?

mfanyabiashara (Swahili) comes from Swahili fanya, from English Fan, from English fanatic, from French fanatique, from Latin fānāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

mfanyabiashara (Swahili): trader, merchant

Definitions

  1. trader, merchant

Ancestry of “mfanyabiashara”, step by step

mfanyabiashara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili fanya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilifanyato do
2EnglishFanA diminutive of Frances
3EnglishfanaticFanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a...
4Frenchfanatiquefanatic, fanatical; fanatic
5Latinfānāticustemple
6Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
7Latin-ātused
8Proto-Italic-ātos
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via Swahili biashara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilibiasharabusiness, trade, commerce
2Arabicبَاعَsell; to sell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from Latin -aticus
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