myEtymology.com: French etymology of fantastic

Etymology of the French word fantastic

the French word fantastic

derived from the Greek word phantastikos, φανταστικός

derived from the Greek word phantazesthai

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-

English fantastic