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Where does “fic” come from?

fic (English) comes from English fanfic, from English fan fiction, from English fiction, from Middle English ficcioun, from Old French ficcion, from Latin fictio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

fic (English): A fictional story set within a preexisting...

Definitions

  1. A fictional story set within a preexisting...

Ancestry of “fic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfanficfan fiction; a work of fan fiction
2Englishfan fictionAmateur fiction created by fans, incorporating...
3EnglishfictionLiterary type using invented or imaginative...
4Middle Englishficcioun—
5Old Frenchficciondissimulation, ruse, invention
6Latinfictiofashioning, forming, formation; fiction
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “fic”

  • Trekfic
  • sadfic
  • Doggettfic
  • goodfic
  • uberfic
  • shipfic
  • smutfic
  • ficathon
  • ficcer
  • deathfic
  • ficlet
  • genfic
  • Buffyfic
  • Potterfic
  • songfic
  • hetfic
  • trollfic
  • slashfic
  • wingfic
  • crackfic
  • crapfic
  • gamefic
  • altfic
  • Snapefic
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