Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Marston (bap. 1576, d. 1634), poet and playwright. From classical Latin phantasma, probably originally via Italian fantasma.
Definition of phantasma in US English:
phantasma
nounfanˈtazmə
Phantasm.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Marston (bap. 1576, d. 1634), poet and playwright. From classical Latin phantasma, probably originally via Italian fantasma.