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phantasmatography
Phantasmatography comes from Ancient Greek φάντασμα ‘phantom, apparition, ghost’, from φᾰντᾰ́ζω ‘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 cause to appear, bring to light’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφᾰντός‘visible’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφᾰντᾰ́ζω‘make visible’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφάντασμαphántasma‘phantom, apparition, ghost’
- Englishtodayphantasmatography
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 cause to appear, bring to light’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφᾰντός‘visible’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφᾰντᾰ́ζω‘make visible’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφάντασμαphántasma‘phantom, apparition, ghost’
- Englishtodayphantasmatography
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine’
phone, focus, professor, famous, fuel, ben, favor, favourite, ban, fame, fate, profession, bee, fairy, fabulous, abandon, confession, fatal, confess, infant, beacon, beck, photographer, symphony, boon, eff, fab, fay, fable, bane, foyer, prophetic, buoy, nefarious, banish, profess, bene, infamy, banal, prophesy, 117 more
through Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō ‘to appear’
through Ancient Greek φαίνω ‘I cause to appear, bring to light’
fancy, phenomenon, emphasis, epiphany, phenomenology, phenol, phenomenally, phenom, tryptophan, 42 more
through Ancient Greek φᾰντός ‘visible’
through Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω ‘make visible’
Today it means
noun A description of celestial phenomena.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / phantasmatography