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Where does “fantasie” come from?

fantasie (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin fantasia, 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 — to push, to hit.

fantasie (Old French): fantasy

Definitions

  1. fantasy

Ancestry of “fantasie”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fantasie”

  • fancy
  • fantasy
  • fanciful
  • fancier
  • fantasist
  • fancywork
  • fancily
  • schmancy
  • telefantasy
  • fanciness
  • fanciable
  • unfanciful
  • fancieth
  • unfancy
  • overfanciful
  • fanciless
  • fantasylike
  • nonfantasy
  • fancify
  • cyberfantasy
  • nonfancy
  • fancymonger
  • hyperfancy
  • disfancy
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