myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of phantasta

Etymology of the Latin word phantasta

the Medieval Latin word phantasta

derived from the Greek word phantastes

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-

Word found in Medieval Latin