Where does “fantasifull” come from?
fantasifull (Swedish) comes from Swedish fantasi, from Ancient Greek φαντασία, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς, from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
fantasifull (Swedish): imaginative
Definitions
- imaginative
Ancestry of “fantasifull”, step by step
fantasifull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fantasi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fantasi | imagination, fantasy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φαντασία | look, appearance, presentation, display; showy... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φᾰντᾰ́ζω | make visible; to make visible, show; to become... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 6 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |