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Where does “Fetischismus” come from?

Fetischismus (German) comes from French fétichisme, from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço, from Latin factīcius, from Latin factus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.

Fetischismus (German): fetishism

Definitions

  1. fetishism

Ancestry of “Fetischismus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfétichismefetishism; fetishism; fetish
2Frenchfétichefetish, idol; amulet; fetish
3Portuguesefeitiçofeigned, false; witchcraft, sorcery; amulet,...
4Latinfactīcius—
5Latinfactusdone, made, having been done or made; became
6Latinfaciō—
7Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
8Latin-tōrius—
9Latin-tor-er
10Proto-Italic-tōr—
11Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
12Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “Fetischismus”

  • fetisizmus
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