Etymograph

English

fanum

Fanum comes from Latin fānum ‘shrine’, from Proto-Italic *faznom ‘temple’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰéh₁s‘god’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁s-nó-mreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*faznom‘temple’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfānum‘shrine’
  6. Englishtodayfanum

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰéh₁s‘god’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁s-nó-mreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*faznom‘temple’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfānum‘shrine’
  6. Englishtodayfanum

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’

do, deal, hot, fact, defense, benefit, feature, mid, theme, fashion, defence, custom, ethnic, sufficient, treasury, treasure, fan, ethical, thesis, aesthetic, synthetic, doom, tick, defendant, deed, ethic, auditor, demi, deem, spade, thematic, ethos, forfeit, medial, medallion, prefect, certify, familial, thesaurus, anesthetic, 115 more

through Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s ‘god’

fair, feast, theology, dis, atheist, atheism, feral, theism, apotheosis, theist, fayre, 23 more

through Latin fānum ‘shrine’

fanatic, profanity, profane, fane

Today it means

noun The site of an Ancient Roman temple or shrine.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / fanum

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