Etymograph

English

fanon

Fanon comes from Medieval Latin fanō, from Proto-Germanic *fanô ‘cloth’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- ‘something woven’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂n-‘something woven’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fanô‘cloth’reconstructed
  3. Frankishc. 250–700*fanoreconstructed
  4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500fanō
  5. Old Frenchc. 842–1400fanon
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fanon‘maniple, fanon’
  7. Englishtodayfanon

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂n-‘something woven’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fanô‘cloth’reconstructed
  3. Frankishc. 250–700*fanoreconstructed
  4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500fanō
  5. Old Frenchc. 842–1400fanon
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fanon‘maniple, fanon’
  7. Englishtodayfanon

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- ‘something woven’

panel, pane, 1 more

through Proto-Germanic *fanô ‘cloth’

vane, fane

Today it means

noun A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- / fanon

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