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Where does “fantomo” come from?

fantomo (Esperanto) comes from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα, from Ancient Greek φαντάζω, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.

fantomo (Esperanto): ghost; phantom

Definitions

  1. ghost; phantom

Ancestry of “fantomo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphantasmaimage, appearance; apparition, spectre, phantom
2Ancient Greekφάντασμαphantom, apparition, ghost; vision, dream;...
3Ancient Greekφαντάζωto show; to make visible; to place before one's...
4Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
5English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “fantomo”

  • lupfantomo
  • fantomloĝita
  • fantomo
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