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Where does “fancier” come from?

Fancier derives from English fancy, from Chinese 兒, from Old French -er, from Latin -are, from Latin -arius, from Ancient Greek φαντασία meaning appearance or imagination, from Ancient Greek φαίνω meaning to show or appear.

fancier (English): comparative form of fancy: more fancy; One who...

Definitions

  1. comparative form of fancy: more fancy; One who...

Ancestry of “fancier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfancyThe imagination; An image or representation of...
2Frenchfantaisiefantasy; imagination; fantasia
3GermanPhantasie—
4Italianfantasticareto daydream; to fantasize
5Spanishfantasear—
6Spanishfantasíafantasy; costume jewellery; make-believe
7Latinphantasiafancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,...
8Ancient Greekφαντασίαlook, appearance, presentation, display; showy...
9Ancient Greekφᾰ́ντᾰσῐς—
10Ancient Greekφᾰντᾰ́ζωmake visible; to make visible, show; to become...
11Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
12English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
13Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
14Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
15Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
16Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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