acafan

The story

1. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
2. Ancient GreekἈκαδημία (Akadēmía)
3. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
4. Ancient GreekἈκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
5. Ancient Greekἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)
6. Medieval Latinacadēmicus
7. Latinacadēmicu
8. Frenchacadémique
9. Englishacademic
10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
12. Proto-Italic*faznom
13. Latinfānum
14. Latinfānāticu
15. Frenchfanatiqueinflu.
16. Englishfanatic
17. Englishfancyinflu.
18. Englishfan
19. English todayacafan

Blend of academic + fan.