Where does “Fanta” come from?
Fanta (English) comes from German Fantasie, from Middle High German fantasie, from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς, from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type — to push, to hit.
Fanta (English): A serving of this drink
Definitions
- A serving of this drink
Ancestry of “Fanta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fantasie | imagination; fantasy; fantasia |
| 2 | Middle High German | fantasie | fantasy |
| 3 | Latin | phantasia | fancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φαντασία | look, appearance, presentation, display; showy... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φᾰντᾰ́ζω | make visible; to make visible, show; to become... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 8 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |