English
fantasterrific
Blend of fantastic + terrific.
A compound of fantastic + terrific
Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-n-yé-ti
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Ancient Greek φαντάζω ‘to show, make visible’
Ancient Greek φανταστικός ‘able to produce the appearance of something’
Late Latin phantasticus
Middle French fantastique
English fantastic
Proto-Indo-European *tres- ‘to tremble (with fear)’
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Proto-Italic *trozeō ‘to frighten, scare, terrify’
Latin terreō ‘to frighten, terrify, alarm’
Latin terrificus ‘terrifying’
French terrifique ‘terrifying, frightening’
English terrific
Today it means
adj fantastic; terrific; amazingly good
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fantasterrific