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Where does “otherhood” come from?

otherhood (English) comes from English other, from English kin, from English fictionkin, from English fiction, from Middle English ficcioun, from Old French ficcion, from Latin fictio, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

otherhood (English): The state or quality of being other

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being other

Ancestry of “otherhood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishotherSee "other" below; Second; Alien
2EnglishkinRace; family; breed; kind; Persons of the same...
3Englishfictionkin—
4EnglishfictionLiterary type using invented or imaginative...
5Middle Englishficcioun—
6Old Frenchficciondissimulation, ruse, invention
7Latinfictiofashioning, forming, formation; fiction
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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