Where does “fictional other” come from?
fictional other (English) comes from English fictional, from English fiction, from Middle English ficcioun, from Old French ficcion, from Latin fictio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
fictional other (English): A fictional character one is romantically attracted to or one considers as one's significant other
Definitions
- A fictional character one is romantically attracted to or one considers as one's significant other
Ancestry of “fictional other”, step by step
fictional other traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fictional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fictional | Invented, as opposed to real; Containing invented... |
| 2 | English | fiction | Literary type using invented or imaginative... |
| 3 | Middle English | ficcioun | An invention or fabrication |
| 4 | Old French | ficcion | dissimulation, ruse, invention |
| 5 | Latin | fictio | fashioning, forming, formation; fiction |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English significant other
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | significant other | One's exclusive romantic partner |