Where does “fantom” come from?

fantom (Middle English) comes from Old French fantosme, 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 — to push, to hit.

fantom (Middle English): Something that is ephemeral or transient; worldly...

Definitions

Something that is ephemeral or transient; worldly...

Ancestry of “fantom”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	fantosme	ghost
2	Latin	phantasma	image, appearance; apparition, spectre, phantom
3	Ancient Greek	φάντασμα	phantom, apparition, ghost; vision, dream;...
4	Ancient Greek	φαντάζω	to show; to make visible; to place before one's...
5	Ancient Greek	φαίνω	I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
6	English	-type	impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
7	Ancient Greek	τύπος	A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
8	Ancient Greek	τύπτω	to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
9	Proto-Indo-European	(s)tewp-	to push, to stick
10	Proto-Indo-European	(s)tew-	to push, to hit

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