Where does “fantasmal” come from?
fantasmal (English) comes from English phantasmal, from English phantasm, from Old French fantasme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα, from Ancient Greek φαντάζω, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type — to push, to hit.
fantasmal (English): Alternative spelling of phantasmal
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of phantasmal
Ancestry of “fantasmal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phantasmal | Of or pertaining to ghosts or phantoms; Eerie or... |
| 2 | English | phantasm | Something seen but having no physical reality; a... |
| 3 | Old French | fantasme | — |
| 4 | Latin | phantasma | image, appearance; apparition, spectre, phantom |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φάντασμα | phantom, apparition, ghost; vision, dream;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαντάζω | to show; to make visible; to place before one's... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 8 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |