Where does “phantomism” come from?
phantomism (English) comes from English phantom, from Middle English fantome, from Old French fantosme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα, from Ancient Greek φαντάζω, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type — to push, to hit.
phantomism (English): The belief that Christ's corporeal body was an illusion
Definitions
- The belief that Christ's corporeal body was an illusion
Ancestry of “phantomism”, step by step
phantomism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phantom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phantom | A ghost or apparition; Something apparently seen,... |
| 2 | Middle English | fantome | That which is ephemeral or transient; worldly as opposed to spiritual wealth |
| 3 | Old French | fantosme | ghost |
| 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 |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |