myEtymology.com: English etymology of fantasy

Etymology of the English word fantasy

the English word fantasy

derived from the Latin word phantasia (fancy, imagined situation; mental image; phase)

derived from the Greek word phantasia, φαντασία ((properly abstract) a (vain) show ('fantasy'))

derived from the Greek word phantazein, φαντάζω (to make apparent; to appear (neuter participle as noun, a spectacle))

derived from the Greek word phantos

derived from the Late Greek word phainein, φαίνω (to display; to show)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bha-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhā-

derived from the Italian word fantasy

derived from the Latin word phantasia (fancy, imagined situation; mental image; phase)

derived from the Greek word phantasia, φαντασία ((properly abstract) a (vain) show ('fantasy'))

derived from the Greek word phantazein, φαντάζω (to make apparent; to appear (neuter participle as noun, a spectacle))

derived from the Greek word phantos

derived from the Late Greek word phainein, φαίνω (to display; to show)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bha-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhā-

derived from the Old French word fantasy

derived from the Greek word phantasia, φαντασία ((properly abstract) a (vain) show ('fantasy'))

derived from the Greek word phantazein, φαντάζω (to make apparent; to appear (neuter participle as noun, a spectacle))

derived from the Greek word phantos

derived from the Late Greek word phainein, φαίνω (to display; to show)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bha-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhā-

The earliest known usage of fantasy in English dates from the 14th century.

Dutch fantasie, French fantaisie, German Phantasie, Italian fantasia, Lithuanian fantazija, Norwegian fantasi, Russian фантaзия, Swedish fantasi

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