Where does “unfantastically” come from?
unfantastically (English) comes from English unfantastical, from English fantastical, from English fantastic, from French fantastique, from Spanish fantástico, from Italian fantastico, from Latin phantasticus, from Ancient Greek φανταστικός — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
unfantastically (English): In an unfantastical manner
Definitions
- In an unfantastical manner
Ancestry of “unfantastically”, step by step
unfantastically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unfantastical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unfantastical | Not fantastical |
| 2 | English | fantastical | Of or pertaining to fantasy; Fanciful or... |
| 3 | English | fantastic | Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or... |
| 4 | French | fantastique | fantastic |
| 5 | Spanish | fantástico | fantastic |
| 6 | Italian | fantastico | fantastic; fabulous, imaginary, imaginative,... |
| 7 | Latin | phantasticus | imaginary |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φανταστικός | able to produce the appearance of something |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |