Where does “fanciness” come from?
fanciness (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.
fanciness (English): The property of being fancy
Definitions
- The property of being fancy
Ancestry of “fanciness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fancy | The imagination; An image or representation of... |
| 2 | French | fantaisie | fantasy; imagination; fantasia |
| 3 | German | Phantasie | — |
| 4 | Italian | fantasticare | to daydream; to fantasize |
| 5 | Spanish | fantasear | to fantasize |
| 6 | Spanish | fantasía | fantasy; costume jewellery; make-believe |
| 7 | Latin | phantasia | fancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φαντασία | look, appearance, presentation, display; showy... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | φᾰντᾰ́ζω | make visible; to make visible, show; to become... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 12 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |