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