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Where does “fantasye” come from?

fantasye (Middle English) comes from Old French fantasie, from Medieval Latin fantasia, from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς, from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type — to push, to hit.

Ancestry of “fantasye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfantasiefantasy
2Medieval LatinfantasiaAlternative form of phantasia
3Latinphantasiafancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,...
4Ancient Greekφαντασίαlook, appearance, presentation, display; showy...
5Ancient Greekφᾰ́ντᾰσῐς—
6Ancient Greekφᾰντᾰ́ζωmake visible; to make visible, show; to become...
7Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
8English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
9Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
10Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “fantasye”

  • fancy
  • fanciful
  • fancier
  • fancywork
  • fancily
  • schmancy
  • fanciness
  • fanciable
  • unfanciful
  • fancieth
  • unfancy
  • overfanciful
  • fanciless
  • fancify
  • nonfancy
  • fancymonger
  • hyperfancy
  • disfancy
  • fancy
  • fancy
  • fancy
  • fantsy
  • fansy
  • pansi
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