Where does “fetishist” come from?
fetishist (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.
fetishist (English): One who has a sexual fetish; A believer in...
Definitions
- One who has a sexual fetish; A believer in...
Ancestry of “fetishist”, step by step
| 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 | — |