Where does “フェティシスト” come from?

フェティシスト (Japanese) comes from English fetishist, from English fetish, from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço, from Latin factīcius, from Latin factus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.

フェティシスト (Japanese): fetishist (abbr. フェチ)

Definitions

  1. fetishist (abbr. フェチ)

Ancestry of “フェティシスト”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfetishistOne who has a sexual fetish; A believer in...
2EnglishfetishSomething which is believed to possess, contain,...
3Frenchfétichefetish, idol; amulet; fetish
4Portuguesefeitiçofeigned, false; witchcraft, sorcery; amulet,...
5Latinfactīciusmade by art, artificial, factitious
6Latinfactusdone, made, having been done or made; became
7Latinfaciōto do
8Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
9Latin-tōriusory
10Latin-tor-er
11Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
12Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
13Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -toriumEvery word from Latin -tor