The word ‘phantom’ stems from the same root as ‘photo’, ‘phase’, ‘phenomenon’, ‘fantasy’, and ‘fancy’.
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The word ‘phantom’ stems from the same root as ‘photo’, ‘phase’, ‘phenomenon’, ‘fantasy’, and ‘fancy’.
The reconstructed meaning of this root is “to shine”.
Many words were derived from it.
It’s their Ancient Greek descendants that ultimately became the words above.
On their journeys – some of which went through Latin and Old French – their forms and meanings changed.
Zoom in on my new infographic to learn all about this fantastic word family.
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The word ‘phantom’ stems from the same root as ‘photo’, ‘phase’, ‘phenomenon’, ‘fantasy’, and ‘fancy’.
The reconstructed meaning of this root is “to shine”.
Many words were derived from it.
It’s their Ancient Greek descendants that ultimately became the words above.
On their journeys – some of which went through Latin and Old French – their forms and meanings changed.
Zoom in on my new infographic to learn all about this fantastic word family.
@yvanspijk Fantastic!
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