Etymology

From Old French fantaisie ‎(“imagination”), of Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία ‎(phantasía), of φαντάζεσθαι ‎(phantázesthai), from φαντός ‎(phantós, “visible”), from φαίνεσθαι ‎(phaínesthai, “appear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑ̃.tɛ.zi/, /fɑ̃.te.zi/