Where does “befetished” come from?
befetished (English) comes from English fetish, from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço, from Latin factīcius, from Latin factus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
befetished (English): Wearing amulets or talismans
Definitions
- Wearing amulets or talismans
Ancestry of “befetished”, step by step
befetished traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English fetish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fetish | Something which is believed to possess, contain,... |
| 2 | French | fétiche | fetish, idol; amulet; fetish |
| 3 | Portuguese | feitiço | feigned, false; witchcraft, sorcery; amulet,... |
| 4 | Latin | factīcius | made by art, artificial, factitious |
| 5 | Latin | factus | done, made, having been done or made; became |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |