Where does “fantomurbo” come from?
fantomurbo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fantomo, 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 — to push, to hit.
fantomurbo (Esperanto): ghost town
Definitions
- ghost town
Ancestry of “fantomurbo”, step by step
fantomurbo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto fantomo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | fantomo | ghost; phantom |
| 2 | Latin | phantasma | image, appearance; apparition, spectre, phantom |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φάντασμα | phantom, apparition, ghost; vision, dream;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φαντάζω | to show; to make visible; to place before one's... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 6 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Esperanto urbo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | urbo | city, town |
| 2 | Latin | urbs | a city, walled town; the City, Rome |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | worβis | city |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werbʰ- | to enclose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |