Etymology of the Latin word fictilis
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-Derivations in other languages
English
fictile, Italian
fittile
