myEtymology.com: French etymology of fantosme

Etymology of the French word fantosme

the Old French word fantosme

derived from the Latin root *phantauma

derived from the Greek word dialectal *phantagma

derived from the Greek word phantasma, φάντασμα ((properly concrete) a (mere) show ('phantasm'); spectre)

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 phantom

Word found in Old French