Where does “แฟนต้า” come from?
แฟนต้า (Thai) comes from English Fanta, from German Fantasie, from Middle High German fantasie, from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς, from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω, from Ancient Greek φαίνω — to push, to hit.
แฟนต้า (Thai): Fanta (beverage)
Definitions
- Fanta (beverage)
Ancestry of “แฟนต้า”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fanta | A serving of this drink |
| 2 | German | Fantasie | imagination; fantasy; fantasia |
| 3 | Middle High German | fantasie | fantasy |
| 4 | Latin | phantasia | fancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φαντασία | look, appearance, presentation, display; showy... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φᾰντᾰ́ζω | make visible; to make visible, show; to become... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 9 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |