Etymology of the English word fiction
the English word
fictionderived from the Old French word
fictionderived from the Latin word
fictio (fashioning, action of shaping; coining)
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 fiction in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
fictioneer,
fictionist,
fictionize,
fictive,
nonfiction,
fanficCognates
Dutch
fictie, French
fiction, German
Fiktion, Italian
fizione, Latin
fictio, Norwegian
fiksjon, Polish
fikcja, Russian
фикция, Spanish
ficción, Spanish
ficcion, Swedish
fiktionUsage
Word found in Modern English
