Where does “almachtsfantasie” come from?
almachtsfantasie (Dutch) comes from Dutch fantasie, from Middle Dutch fantasie, from Old French fantasie, from Medieval Latin fantasia, from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς, from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω — to push, to hit.
almachtsfantasie (Dutch): omnipotency delusion
Definitions
- omnipotency delusion
Ancestry of “almachtsfantasie”, step by step
almachtsfantasie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch fantasie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | fantasie | fantasy, imagination; fantasy |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | fantasie | — |
| 3 | Old French | fantasie | fantasy |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | fantasia | Alternative form of phantasia |
| 5 | Latin | phantasia | fancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαντασία | look, appearance, presentation, display; showy... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φᾰντᾰ́ζω | make visible; to make visible, show; to become... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 10 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Dutch almacht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | almacht | omnipotence |
| 2 | Dutch | almachtig | almighty, omnipotent; mighty, in control |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | almechtich | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | alomahtig | almighty |
| 5 | Old Saxon | mahtig | mighty |
| 6 | Old Saxon | maht | might |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | mahti | might, power |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |