Where does “fabtastic” come from?
fabtastic (English) comes from English fantastic, from French fantastique, from Spanish fantástico, from Italian fantastico, from Latin phantasticus, from Ancient Greek φανταστικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
fabtastic (English): Fabulous and fantastic
Definitions
- Fabulous and fantastic
Ancestry of “fabtastic”, step by step
fabtastic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fantastic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fantastic | Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or... |
| 2 | French | fantastique | fantastic |
| 3 | Spanish | fantástico | fantastic |
| 4 | Italian | fantastico | fantastic; fabulous, imaginary, imaginative,... |
| 5 | Latin | phantasticus | imaginary |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φανταστικός | able to produce the appearance of something |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English FAB
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | FAB | 1986, Márcio Souza, "The order of the day: an... |
| 2 | English | fabulous | Of or relating to fable, myth or legend;... |
| 3 | Latin | fabulosus | fabled, fabulous (celebrated in fable), legendary |
| 4 | Latin | fābula | discourse, narrative |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |