Etymology of the English word fictile
the English word
fictilederived from the Latin word
fictilis (of clay; made of earthenware, earthen)
derived from the Latin word
fictus (feigned, false; counterfeit)
derived from the Latin word
fingere (adapt, transform into; modify; make up; pretend; mold, form, shape)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dheigh-derived from the Latin word
figere (fasten, fix; pierce)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhigʷ-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhīgʷ-Date
The earliest known usage of fictile in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
