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Where does “fancify” come from?

fancify (English) comes from English fancy, from French fantaisie, from German Phantasie, from Italian fantasticare, from Spanish fantasear, from Spanish fantasía, from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία — to push, to hit.

fancify (English): To make fancy

Definitions

  1. To make fancy

Ancestry of “fancify”, 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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