Where does “fetishlike” come from?
fetishlike (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.
fetishlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a fetish
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a fetish
Ancestry of “fetishlike”, step by step
fetishlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fetish
| 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 | — |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |