Where does “фиктивный” come from?
фиктивный (Russian) comes from German fiktiv, from French fictif, from New Latin fictivus, from Latin -ivus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
фиктивный (Russian): fictional, fictitious; forged, counterfeit, fake,...
Definitions
- fictional, fictitious; forged, counterfeit, fake,...
Ancestry of “фиктивный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | fiktiv | fictional |
| 2 | French | fictif | fictional |
| 3 | New Latin | fictivus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ivus | Adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |