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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
FANCY.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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FANCY,
imagination, whim. (F.,—L.,—Gk.) In Shak. Temp.
iv. 122; v. 59. A corruption of the fuller form fantasy,
Merry Wives, v. 5. 55. M.E. fantasie, Chaucer, C. T. 6098; P.
Plowman, A. prol. 36.—O.F. fantasie, 'the fancy, or fantasie;' Cot.—Low
Lat. fantasia, or phantasia.—Gk. φαντασία, a making
visible, imagination.—Gk. φαντάζειν, to make visible; extended from
φαίνειν, to bring to light, shine; cf.
φάος, light,
φάε, he appeared. + Skt.
bhá, to shine.—✔BHA,
to shine. Der. fancy, verb; fanci-ful. Doublet,
fantasy
(obsolete); whence fantastic (Gk.
φανταστικός),
fantastic-al, fantastic-al-ly.
From same root, epi-phany, q.v.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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