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Where does “factionally” come from?

factionally (English) comes from English factional, from English faction, from English fiction, from Middle English ficcioun, from Old French ficcion, from Latin fictio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

factionally (English): In a factional manner; in terms of factions

Definitions

  1. In a factional manner; in terms of factions

Ancestry of “factionally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfactionalOf, pertaining to, or composed of factions
2EnglishfactionA group of people, especially within a political...
3EnglishfictionLiterary type using invented or imaginative...
4Middle Englishficcioun—
5Old Frenchficciondissimulation, ruse, invention
6Latinfictiofashioning, forming, formation; fiction
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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