Where does “ファンシー” come from?
ファンシー (Japanese) comes from English fancy, from French fantaisie, from German Phantasie, from Italian fantasticare, from Spanish fantasear, from Spanish fantasía, from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία — to push, to hit.
ファンシー (Japanese): fancy intricately decorative
Definitions
- fancy intricately decorative
Ancestry of “ファンシー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fancy | The imagination; An image or representation of... |
| 2 | French | fantaisie | fantasy; imagination; fantasia |
| 3 | German | Phantasie | — |
| 4 | Italian | fantasticare | to daydream; to fantasize |
| 5 | Spanish | fantasear | to fantasize |
| 6 | Spanish | fantasía | fantasy; costume jewellery; make-believe |
| 7 | Latin | phantasia | fancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φαντασία | look, appearance, presentation, display; showy... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | φᾰντᾰ́ζω | make visible; to make visible, show; to become... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 12 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |