Where does “technofetishism” come from?
technofetishism (English) comes from English fetishism, from English fetish, from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço, from Latin factīcius, from Latin factus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.
technofetishism (English): A fixation on modern technology
Definitions
- A fixation on modern technology
Ancestry of “technofetishism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fetishism | The belief that natural objects have supernatural... |
| 2 | English | fetish | Something which is believed to possess, contain,... |
| 3 | French | fétiche | fetish, idol; amulet; fetish |
| 4 | Portuguese | feitiço | feigned, false; witchcraft, sorcery; amulet,... |
| 5 | Latin | factīcius | — |
| 6 | Latin | factus | done, made, having been done or made; became |
| 7 | Latin | faciō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 10 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |