Etymology of the English word fetishism
the English word
fetishismderived from 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
feiticousing the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
Usage
Word found in Modern English
