Where does “фантастика” come from?
фантастика (Russian) comes from French fantastique, from Spanish fantástico, from Italian fantastico, from Latin phantasticus, from Ancient Greek φανταστικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
фантастика (Russian): fantasy, fabulousness; fantasy; э́то фанта́стика!...
Definitions
- fantasy, fabulousness; fantasy; э́то фанта́стика!...
Ancestry of “фантастика”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fantastique | fantastic |
| 2 | Spanish | fantástico | fantastic |
| 3 | Italian | fantastico | fantastic; fabulous, imaginary, imaginative,... |
| 4 | Latin | phantasticus | imaginary |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φανταστικός | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “фантастика”