Where does “fetishizable” come from?
fetishizable (English) comes from English fetishize, from English fetish, from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço, from Latin factīcius, from Latin factus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.
fetishizable (English): That can be fetishized
Definitions
- That can be fetishized
Ancestry of “fetishizable”, step by step
fetishizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fetishize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fetishize | To make the subject of obsession; To make into a... |
| 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 able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |