Where does “affectatious” come from?

affectatious (English) comes from English affectation, from Latin affectātiōnem.

affectatious (English): Pretentious, artificial, fake, sham, feigned;...

Definitions

  1. Pretentious, artificial, fake, sham, feigned;...

Ancestry of “affectatious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaffectationAn attempt to assume or exhibit what is not...
2Latinaffectātiōnem—

Words derived from “affectatious”

Every word from Latin affectātiōnem →Every word from English affectation →