Where does “phantasmagorial” come from?
phantasmagorial (English) comes from English phantasmagoria, from French phantasmagorie, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα, from Ancient Greek φαντάζω, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
phantasmagorial (English): Alternative form of phantasmagoric
Definitions
- Alternative form of phantasmagoric
Ancestry of “phantasmagorial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | phantasmagoria | A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theatre... |
| 2 | French | phantasmagorie | Alternative form of fantasmagorie |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φάντασμα | phantom, apparition, ghost; vision, dream;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φαντάζω | to show; to make visible; to place before one's... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 6 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |