Where does “fantasear” come from?
fantasear (Spanish) comes from Spanish fantasía, 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.
fantasear (Spanish): to fantasize
Definitions
- to fantasize
Ancestry of “fantasear”, step by step
fantasear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish fantasía
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | fantasía | fantasy; costume jewellery; make-believe |
| 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 |
via Russian фанта́зия
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | фанта́зия | fantasy imagining |