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Where does “φαντασία” come from?

φαντασία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς, from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

φαντασία (Ancient Greek): look, appearance, presentation, display; showy...

Definitions

  1. look, appearance, presentation, display; showy...

Ancestry of “φαντασία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφᾰ́ντᾰσῐς—
2Ancient Greekφᾰντᾰ́ζωmake visible; to make visible, show; to become...
3Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
4English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
5Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
6Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “φαντασία”

  • fancy
  • fantasy
  • fanciful
  • fancier
  • phantasia
  • fantasist
  • fancywork
  • fancily
  • schmancy
  • telefantasy
  • fanciness
  • fanciable
  • unfanciful
  • fancieth
  • unfancy
  • overfanciful
  • fanciless
  • nonfantasy
  • fantasylike
  • fancify
  • nonfancy
  • cyberfantasy
  • fancymonger
  • paleofantasy
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