Etymograph

English

fanfic

Fanfic comes from English fan fiction.

  1. English1500–presentfan fiction
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1998fanfic

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. English1500–presentfan fiction
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1998fanfic

Earliest quotation: 1998, [email protected], Re: The Diary of Tinya Wazzo: Entry #66: “I haven't seriously fanficced in years, and I'm aware…”

A compound of fan + fiction

Latin fānāticu

English fanatic

English fan

Latin fānāticu

English fanatic

English fan

English fiction

Today it means

noun Fan fiction.

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

Etymograph / English fan fiction / fanfic