Etymology of the English word fetish
the English word
fetishderived from the French word
fétichederived from the Portuguese word
feitiçoderived from the Latin word
facticius (artificial; skillfully-made)
derived from the Latin word
factus (made)
derived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-derived from the Latin word
proprderived from the Latin word
factitius (artificial)
derived from the Latin word
factus (made)
derived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-derived from the French word
fetichederived from the Portuguese word
feiticoDate
The earliest known usage of fetish in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
fetishism,
fetishizeCognates
Dutch
fetisj, French
fétiche, German
Fetisch, Italian
feticcio, Lithuanian
fetišas, Norwegian
fetisj, Russian
фeтиш, Swedish
fetischUsage
Word found in Modern English
