English

eofan

From eo- + fan.

A compound of eo- + fan

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to dawn’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs ‘dawn’

Proto-Hellenic *auhṓs ‘dawn’

Ancient Greek ἠώς ‘dawn’

English eo-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- ‘to blow’

Latin vannus ‘fan for winnowing grain’

Old English fann ‘a winnowing fan’

Middle English fan

English fan

The story

Coined by Jack Speer.

noun One of the very first science fiction fans, from the period 1930–33.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.