Etymology

fandom

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Today it means: The fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc., taken as a group. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *dōmaz ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos ← English fan
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  3. Proto-Italic*faznom
  4. Latinfānum
  5. Latinfānāticu
  6. Frenchfanatiqueinflu.
  7. Englishfanatic
  8. Englishfancyinflu.
  9. Englishfan
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰóh₁mos
  12. Proto-Germanic*dōmaz
  13. English todayfandom

From fan + -dom.

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