Etymology

fanon

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Today it means: A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass. Full definition →

Middle English fanon ← Old French fanon ← Medieval Latin fanō
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fanon · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*fanô
  2. Frankish · derived from*fano
  3. Medieval Latin · derived fromfanō
  4. Old French · derived fromfanon
  5. Middle English · inherited fromfanon
  6. English todayfanon

From Middle English fanon, fanoun, from Old French fanon, from Medieval Latin fanō, from Frankish *fano, from Proto-Germanic *fanô. Doublet of fane and vane.

fanon · noun2

Blend of fan + canon.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*fanô all →

vanefane

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