Where does “fantasization” come from?
fantasization (English) comes from English fantasize, 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.
fantasization (English): The action of fantasizing
Definitions
- The action of fantasizing
Ancestry of “fantasization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fantasize | To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only... |
| 2 | English | fantasy | That which comes from one's imagination; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | fantasie | the faculty of imagination |
| 4 | Old French | fantasie | fantasy |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | fantasia | Alternative form of phantasia |
| 6 | Latin | phantasia | fancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φαντασία | look, appearance, presentation, display; showy... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φᾰντᾰ́ζω | make visible; to make visible, show; to become... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 11 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |