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Where does “ficticius” come from?

ficticius (Latin) comes from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ficticius (Latin): feigned, artificially produced

Definitions

  1. feigned, artificially produced

Ancestry of “ficticius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-icius-itious
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ficticius”

  • fictitious
  • fictitiously
  • fictitiousness
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