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Where does “fantasiser” come from?

fantasiser (English) comes from English fantasise, from English fantasy, from Middle English fantasie, from Old French fantasie, from Medieval Latin fantasia, from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς — to push, to hit.

fantasiser (English): someone who indulges themselves in fantasies

Definitions

  1. someone who indulges themselves in fantasies

Ancestry of “fantasiser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfantasiseTo indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only...
2EnglishfantasyThat which comes from one's imagination; The...
3Middle Englishfantasie—
4Old Frenchfantasiefantasy
5Medieval LatinfantasiaAlternative form of phantasia
6Latinphantasiafancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,...
7Ancient Greekφαντασίαlook, appearance, presentation, display; showy...
8Ancient Greekφᾰ́ντᾰσῐς—
9Ancient Greekφᾰντᾰ́ζωmake visible; to make visible, show; to become...
10Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
11English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
12Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
13Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
14Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
15Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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