Fanum
/ˈfɑː.nʊm/noun
A temple or shrine in Latin.
Did you know?Latin fanum is tied to the idea of a sacred place set apart by religious speech, and it gave rise to words like profane — literally “outside the temple.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dheh₁-
“to set, place, put”
Proto-Italic
Italic
*fasnom
“a sacred place or shrine”
Old Latin
Latin
fanum
“a temple, shrine, or consecrated place”
Classical Latin
Latin
fanum
“a temple or sacred enclosure”
Middle English
English
fane
“a temple or shrine (poetic or archaic)”
Modern English
English
fane
“a poetic or archaic word for a temple or shrine”