Where does “фантазёр” come from?
фантазёр (Russian) comes from Russian фанта́зия, 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.
фантазёр (Russian): fantasist, daydreamer, dreamer one living in a fantasy world
Definitions
- fantasist, daydreamer, dreamer one living in a fantasy world
Ancestry of “фантазёр”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | фанта́зия | fantasy imagining |
| 2 | Latin | phantasia | fancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φαντασία | look, appearance, presentation, display; showy... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φᾰντᾰ́ζω | make visible; to make visible, show; to become... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 7 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |