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