Phantasy
/ˈfæn.tə.si/noun
A form of fantasy or imagination, especially one that is unreal or highly imaginative.
Did you know?Its deepest root is tied to Greek *phainein*, “to show/bring to light,” the same ancient source behind words about appearance, revelation, and phenomena.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰeh₂-
“to shine, appear”
Ancient Greek
Greek
φαντασία (phantasía)
“appearance, image, imagination”
Late Latin
Latin
phantasia
“appearance, imagination, vision”
Middle English
English
fantasie / phantasie
“imagination, illusion, vision”
Modern English
English
phantasy
“an archaic or literary spelling of fantasy; an imaginative composition or vision”
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