Where does “fantasie” come from?
fantasie (Middle High German) 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.
fantasie (Middle High German): fantasy
Definitions
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Ancestry of “fantasie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | phantasia | fancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φαντασία | look, appearance, presentation, display; showy... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φᾰντᾰ́ζω | make visible; to make visible, show; to become... |
| 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 |