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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfantasy—
2Old Frenchfantasiefantasy
3Medieval LatinfantasiaAlternative form of phantasia
4Latinphantasiafancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,...
5Ancient Greekφαντασίαlook, appearance, presentation, display; showy...
6Ancient Greekφᾰ́ντᾰσῐς—
7Ancient Greekφᾰντᾰ́ζωmake visible; to make visible, show; to become...
8Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
9English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
10Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
11Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “fantsy”

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