fantasma

Portuguese

/fɐ̃.ˈtaz.ma/, /fɐ̃.ˈt̪aʒ.mɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • ghost (spirit appearing after death)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phantasma (specter, apparition, an apparition, LL) derived from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (ghost, image, phantom, apparition, an appearance, specter, phantasm) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh- (shine).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeh-

Gloss

shine

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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