Where does “романтазија” come from?
романтазија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English romantasy, from English fantasy, from Middle English fantasie, from Old French fantasie, from Medieval Latin fantasia, from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς — to push, to hit.
романтазија (Serbo-Croatian): romantasy
Definitions
- romantasy
Ancestry of “романтазија”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | romantasy | A genre of literature combining elements of both romance and fantasy |
| 2 | English | fantasy | That which comes from one's imagination; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | fantasie | the faculty of imagination |
| 4 | Old French | fantasie | fantasy |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | fantasia | Alternative form of phantasia |
| 6 | Latin | phantasia | fancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φαντασία | look, appearance, presentation, display; showy... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φᾰντᾰ́ζω | make visible; to make visible, show; to become... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 11 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |