Where does “mfanyaji” come from?
mfanyaji (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.
mfanyaji (Swahili): worker
Ancestry of “mfanyaji”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swahili | fanya | to do |
| 2 | English | Fan | — |
| 3 | English | fanatic | Fanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a... |
| 4 | French | fanatique | fanatic, fanatical; fanatic |
| 5 | Latin | fānāticus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 7 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |