Where does “stfsy” come from?
stfsy (English) comes from English scientifantasy, 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 — to push, to hit.
stfsy (English): The overall genre containing science fiction and fantasy; speculative fiction
Definitions
- The overall genre containing science fiction and fantasy; speculative fiction
Ancestry of “stfsy”, step by step
stfsy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scientifantasy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scientifantasy | — |
| 2 | English | fantasy | That which comes from one's imagination; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | fantasie | the faculty of imagination |
| 4 | Old French | fantasie | fantasy |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | fantasia | Alternative form of phantasia |
| 6 | Latin | phantasia | fancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φαντασία | look, appearance, presentation, display; showy... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φᾰντᾰ́ζω | make visible; to make visible, show; to become... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 11 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English stf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stf | Abbreviation of scientifiction |