fantastical

fantastical

English

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Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō
Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)
Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)
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Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós)
Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor.
Late Latin phantasticusbor.
Middle French fantastiquebor.
English fantastic
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English fantastical

    From fantastic + -al.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fænˈtæstɪkəl/

    Adjective

    fantastical (comparative more fantastical, superlative most fantastical)

    1. Of or pertaining to fantasy.
    2. Fanciful or whimsical.
    3. (rare) Fantastic; wonderful; splendid.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Noun

    fantastical (plural fantasticals)

    1. Something that is fantastical.
      • 2024, Cort Lane, Monster and Me 6: The Secret Beneath the Palace, page 19:
        A Family of Fantasticals
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