Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “fantaisie” come from?

fantaisie (French) comes from German Phantasie, from Italian fantasticare, from Spanish fantasear, from Spanish fantasía, from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς, from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω — to push, to hit.

fantaisie (French): fantasy; imagination; fantasia

Definitions

  1. fantasy; imagination; fantasia

Ancestry of “fantaisie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPhantasie—
2Italianfantasticareto daydream; to fantasize
3Spanishfantasear—
4Spanishfantasíafantasy; costume jewellery; make-believe
5Latinphantasiafancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,...
6Ancient Greekφαντασίαlook, appearance, presentation, display; showy...
7Ancient Greekφᾰ́ντᾰσῐς—
8Ancient Greekφᾰντᾰ́ζωmake visible; to make visible, show; to become...
9Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
10English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
11Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
12Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
14Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “fantaisie”

  • fantasia
  • fantasista
  • fantasioso
  • fantasiosità
  • fantasie
  • fantasia
  • fantaisiste
  • phantasier
  • fantasier
  • fantasie
  • phăng-tê-di
  • fantezie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →