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Phantasos
Phantasos comes from Ancient Greek Φάντασος ‘Apparition’, from φᾰντᾰ́ζω ‘I make visible’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰh₂-n-yé-tireconstructedthematic yé-present of *bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰáňňō‘to appear’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφαίνωphaínō‘I shine’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφᾰντός‘visible’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφᾰντᾰ́ζωphăntắzō‘I make visible’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΦάντασοςPhántasos‘Apparition’
- EnglishtodayPhantasos
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰh₂-n-yé-tireconstructedthematic yé-present of *bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰáňňō‘to appear’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφαίνωphaínō‘I shine’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφᾰντός‘visible’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφᾰντᾰ́ζωphăntắzō‘I make visible’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΦάντασοςPhántasos‘Apparition’
- EnglishtodayPhantasos
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine’
phone, focus, famous, professor, fuel, ben, favor, favourite, fate, fame, ban, photographer, profession, bee, fairy, fabulous, fatal, confession, abandon, confess, beacon, beck, infant, symphony, boon, eff, fab, fay, fable, foyer, bane, prophetic, buoy, nefarious, profess, bene, banish, infamy, banal, prophesy, 118 more
through Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō ‘to appear’
through Ancient Greek φαίνω ‘I shine’
fancy, phenomenon, emphasis, epiphany, phenomenology, phenomenally, phenol, phenom, tryptophan, 43 more
through Ancient Greek φᾰντός ‘visible’
through Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω ‘I make visible’
Today it means
name The god and personification of inanimate objects in prophetic dreams; the son of Hypnos and Pasithea, or Nyx and Erebus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / Phantasos