Where does “docufantasy” come from?
docufantasy (English) comes from English fantasy, from Middle English 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.
docufantasy (English): A fictional programme presented as a documentary
Definitions
- A fictional programme presented as a documentary
Ancestry of “docufantasy”, step by step
docufantasy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fantasy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fantasy | That which comes from one's imagination; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | fantasie | the faculty of imagination |
| 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 English documentary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | documentary | Of, related to, or based on documents; Which... |
| 2 | French | documentaire | documentary |
| 3 | French | document | document; file |
| 4 | Italian | documento | document; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Latin | documentum | lesson; instruction; warning |
| 6 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 7 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |