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Where does “fantasifull” come from?

fantasifull (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fantasi, 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.

fantasifull (Norwegian Bokmål): fanciful, imaginative

Definitions

  1. fanciful, imaginative

Ancestry of “fantasifull”, step by step

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