myEtymology.com: French etymology of fantastique

Etymology of the French word fantastique

the Old French word fantastique

derived from the Latin word phantasticus (imaginary; visionary)

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-

The earliest known usage of fantastique in French dates from the 14th century.

English fantastic, Romanian fantastic

Word found in Old French