Where does “fantsy” come from?
fantsy (Middle English) comes from Middle English fantasy, 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 — to push, to hit.
Ancestry of “fantsy”, step by step
fantsy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English fantasy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fantasy | — |
| 2 | Old French | fantasie | fantasy |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | fantasia | Alternative form of phantasia |
| 4 | Latin | phantasia | fancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φαντασία | look, appearance, presentation, display; showy... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φᾰντᾰ́ζω | make visible; to make visible, show; to become... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 9 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Middle English fantasie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fantasie | the faculty of imagination |
via Middle English fantasye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fantasye | — |