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Where does “science fictional” come from?

science fictional (English) comes from English science fiction, 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.

science fictional (English): Of or pertaining to science fiction

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to science fiction

Ancestry of “science fictional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishscience fictionFiction in which advanced technology or science...
2EnglishfictionLiterary type using invented or imaginative...
3Middle Englishficcioun—
4Old Frenchficciondissimulation, ruse, invention
5Latinfictiofashioning, forming, formation; fiction
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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