Where does “phantasiac” come from?
phantasiac (English) comes from English phantasia, from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς, from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
phantasiac (English): One who exhibits phantasia; a person who possesses the neurological ability to form voluntary mental images in their mind's eye
Definitions
- One who exhibits phantasia; a person who possesses the neurological ability to form voluntary mental images in their mind's eye
Ancestry of “phantasiac”, step by step
phantasiac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phantasia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phantasia | Something imaginary; a fantasy; A phantasm or... |
| 2 | Latin | phantasia | fancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φαντασία | look, appearance, presentation, display; showy... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φᾰντᾰ́ζω | make visible; to make visible, show; to become... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 7 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English ac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ac | account; money of account; alicyclic;... |