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Where does “paleofantasy” come from?

paleofantasy (English) comes 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, from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω — to push, to hit.

paleofantasy (English): A fantasy about how things were in the distant or...

Definitions

  1. A fantasy about how things were in the distant or...

Ancestry of “paleofantasy”, step by step

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