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Where does “otherworldy” come from?

otherworldy (English) comes from English Otherworld, from English other, from English kin, from English fictionkin, from English fiction, from Middle English ficcioun, from Old French ficcion, from Latin fictio — shoe.

otherworldy (English): Synonym of otherworldly

Definitions

  1. Synonym of otherworldly

Ancestry of “otherworldy”, step by step

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