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Where does “fantasier” come from?

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

fantasier (French): to imagine

Definitions

  1. to imagine

Ancestry of “fantasier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfantaisiefantasy; imagination; fantasia
2GermanPhantasie—
3Italianfantasticareto daydream; to fantasize
4Spanishfantasear—
5Spanishfantasíafantasy; costume jewellery; make-believe
6Latinphantasiafancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,...
7Ancient Greekφαντασίαlook, appearance, presentation, display; showy...
8Ancient Greekφᾰ́ντᾰσῐς—
9Ancient Greekφᾰντᾰ́ζωmake visible; to make visible, show; to become...
10Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
11English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
12Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
13Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
14Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
15Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “fantasier”

  • phantasier
  • fantasie
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