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Where does “fantom” come from?

fantom (Romansch) comes from German Phantom, from French fantôme, from Old French fantosme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα, from Ancient Greek φαντάζω, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type — to push, to hit.

fantom (Romansch): phantom

Definitions

  1. phantom

Ancestry of “fantom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPhantomphantom
2Frenchfantômeghost
3Old Frenchfantosmeghost
4Latinphantasmaimage, appearance; apparition, spectre, phantom
5Ancient Greekφάντασμαphantom, apparition, ghost; vision, dream;...
6Ancient Greekφαντάζωto show; to make visible; to place before one's...
7Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
8English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
9Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
10Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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