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
- fantasy; imagination; fantasia
Ancestry of “fantaisie”, step by step
fantaisie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Phantasie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Phantasie | — |
| 2 | Italian | fantasticare | to daydream; to fantasize |
| 3 | Spanish | fantasear | to fantasize |
| 4 | Spanish | fantasía | fantasy; costume jewellery; make-believe |
| 5 | Latin | phantasia | fancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαντασία | look, appearance, presentation, display; showy... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φᾰντᾰ́ζω | make visible; to make visible, show; to become... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 10 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Old French fantaisie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | fantaisie | — |