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Where does “fantasia” come from?

fantasia (Latin) comes from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς, from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

fantasia (Latin): Alternative form of phantasia

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of phantasia

Ancestry of “fantasia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fantasia”

  • fantasia
  • fantasiataiteilija
  • fantasiamaailma
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