Where does “fanatism” come from?
fanatism (Swedish) comes from French fanatisme, 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.
fanatism (Swedish): fanaticism
Definitions
- fanaticism
Ancestry of “fanatism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fanatisme | fanaticism |
| 2 | French | fanatique | fanatic, fanatical; fanatic |
| 3 | Latin | fānāticus | temple |
| 4 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 5 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |