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Where does “fantastico” come from?

fantastico (Italian) comes from Latin phantasticus, from Ancient Greek φανταστικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

fantastico (Italian): fantastic; fabulous, imaginary, imaginative,...

Definitions

  1. fantastic; fabulous, imaginary, imaginative,...

Ancestry of “fantastico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphantasticusimaginary
2Ancient Greekφανταστικός—
3Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
4Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
5Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “fantastico”

  • fantastico
  • fantasticamente
  • fantasticaggine
  • fantasticare
  • fantasticheria
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →