Where does “fictitiously” come from?
Fictitiously derives from Middle English -ly, Latin fictus and fingo meaning to shape or form, tracing to Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ-, līg-, and ḱóm.
fictitiously (English): In a fictitious manner
Definitions
- In a fictitious manner
Ancestry of “fictitiously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fictitious | Invented; contrived |
| 2 | Latin | ficticius | feigned, artificially produced |
| 3 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |