Etymology of the French word fétiche
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-Date
The earliest known usage of fétiche in French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in French
fétichiste,
fétichisme,
fétichique,
fétichiserDerivations in other languages
English
fetish, Italian
feticcio, Portuguese
fetiche, Romanian
fetiş, Spanish
feticheCognates
Dutch
fetisj, English
fetish, German
Fetisch, Italian
feticcio, Lithuanian
fetišas, Norwegian
fetisj, Russian
фeтиш, Swedish
fetisch
