Where does “แฟน” come from?

แฟน (Thai) comes from English Fan, from English fanatic, 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.

แฟน (Thai): fan: admirer, devotee, supporter, etc; lover:...

Definitions

  1. fan: admirer, devotee, supporter, etc; lover:...

Ancestry of “แฟน”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFanA diminutive of Frances
2EnglishfanaticFanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a...
3Frenchfanatiquefanatic, fanatical; fanatic
4Latinfānāticustemple
5Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
6Latin-ātused
7Proto-Italic-ātos
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos