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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

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a fetish

Ancestry of “fetishlike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfetishSomething which is believed to possess, contain,...
2Frenchfétichefetish, idol; amulet; fetish
3Portuguesefeitiçofeigned, false; witchcraft, sorcery; amulet,...
4Latinfactīcius—
5Latinfactusdone, made, having been done or made; became
6Latinfaciō—
7Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
8Latin-tōrius—
9Latin-tor-er
10Proto-Italic-tōr—
11Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
12Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →