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Where does “fetichista” come from?

fetichista (Spanish) comes from Spanish fetiche, from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço, from Latin factīcius, from Latin factus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.

fetichista (Spanish): fetishist; fetishistic

Definitions

  1. fetishist; fetishistic

Ancestry of “fetichista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfetichefetish
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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →