Where does “circumfetishism” come from?
circumfetishism (English) comes from English fetishism, from English fetish, from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço, from Latin factīcius, from Latin factus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.
circumfetishism (English): A paraphilia in which sexual arousal is derived...
Definitions
- A paraphilia in which sexual arousal is derived...
Ancestry of “circumfetishism”, step by step
circumfetishism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fetishism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fetishism | The belief that natural objects have supernatural... |
| 2 | English | fetish | Something which is believed to possess, contain,... |
| 3 | French | fétiche | fetish, idol; amulet; fetish |
| 4 | Portuguese | feitiço | feigned, false; witchcraft, sorcery; amulet,... |
| 5 | Latin | factīcius | made by art, artificial, factitious |
| 6 | Latin | factus | done, made, having been done or made; became |
| 7 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 8 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 10 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English circumcision
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | circumcision | The surgical removal of the foreskin of the... |
| 2 | Latin | circumcisio | circumcision, a cutting around |
| 3 | Latin | circumcido | I cut around, make an incision around, clip,... |
| 4 | Latin | circum- | circum- round, about |
| 5 | Latin | circum | about, around; in a circle, all around, on both... |
| 6 | Latin | circus | a circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρίκος | ring |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |