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Where does “fantôme” come from?

fantôme (French) comes from Old French fantosme, 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.

fantôme (French): ghost

Definitions

  1. ghost

Ancestry of “fantôme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfantosmeghost
2Latinphantasmaimage, appearance; apparition, spectre, phantom
3Ancient Greekφάντασμαphantom, apparition, ghost; vision, dream;...
4Ancient Greekφαντάζωto show; to make visible; to place before one's...
5Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
6English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
7Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
8Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “fantôme”

  • фантом
  • Phantom
  • fantom
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