Where does “phantomist” come from?
phantomist (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.
phantomist (English): One who believes that Christ's corporeal body was an illusion
Definitions
- One who believes that Christ's corporeal body was an illusion
Ancestry of “phantomist”, step by step
phantomist 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 ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |