Where does “fantomal” come from?
fantomal (French) comes from French fantôme, 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 — to push, to hit.
fantomal (French): ghostly
Definitions
- ghostly
Ancestry of “fantomal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fantôme | ghost |
| 2 | Old French | fantosme | ghost |
| 3 | Latin | phantasma | image, appearance; apparition, spectre, phantom |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φάντασμα | phantom, apparition, ghost; vision, dream;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φαντάζω | to show; to make visible; to place before one's... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 7 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |