Where does “factiously” come from?
factiously (English) comes from English factious, from Latin factiosus, from Latin factiō, from Latin factus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor.
factiously (English): In a factious manner
Definitions
- In a factious manner
Ancestry of “factiously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | factious | Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions; Given... |
| 2 | Latin | factiosus | factious, seditious |
| 3 | Latin | factiō | a political faction, a group of people acting together |
| 4 | Latin | factus | done, made, having been done or made; became |
| 5 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 6 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 8 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |