Where does “fetišismus” come from?

fetišismus (Czech) comes from Czech fetiš, from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço, from Latin factīcius, from Latin factus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.

fetišismus (Czech): fetishism

Definitions

  1. fetishism

Ancestry of “fetišismus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechfetišfetish
2Frenchfétichefetish, idol; amulet; fetish
3Portuguesefeitiçofeigned, false; witchcraft, sorcery; amulet,...
4Latinfactīciusmade by art, artificial, factitious
5Latinfactusdone, made, having been done or made; became
6Latinfaciōto do
7Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
8Latin-tōriusory
9Latin-tor-er
10Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
11Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
12Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -toriumEvery word from Latin -tor
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