Where does “fantoddish” come from?
fantoddish (English) comes from English fantod, 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.
fantoddish (English): irritable
Definitions
- irritable
Ancestry of “fantoddish”, step by step
fantoddish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fantod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fantod | A state of worry or nervous anxiety,... |
| 2 | English | fantastic | Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or... |
| 3 | French | fantastique | fantastic |
| 4 | Spanish | fantástico | fantastic |
| 5 | Italian | fantastico | fantastic; fabulous, imaginary, imaginative,... |
| 6 | Latin | phantasticus | imaginary |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φανταστικός | able to produce the appearance of something |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |