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Where does “fantabulosa” come from?

fantabulosa (English) comes from English fantabulous, from English fantastic, from French fantastique, from Spanish fantástico, from Italian fantastico, from Latin phantasticus, from Ancient Greek φανταστικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

fantabulosa (English): Wonderful

Definitions

  1. Wonderful

Ancestry of “fantabulosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfantabulousCombined form of fantastic and fabulous used for...
2EnglishfantasticExisting in or constructed from fantasy; of or...
3Frenchfantastiquefantastic
4Spanishfantásticofantastic
5Italianfantasticofantastic; fabulous, imaginary, imaginative,...
6Latinphantasticusimaginary
7Ancient Greekφανταστικός—
8Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
9Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
10Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
11Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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