English
factitious
Factitious comes from Latin factītius ‘artificial’, from faciō ‘to make, do’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō‘to make, do’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfactītius‘artificial’
- Englishearliest quotation 1661factitious
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō‘to make, do’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfactītius‘artificial’
- Englishearliest quotation 1661factitious
Earliest quotation: 1661, Robert Lovell: “[...] if from erosion of the gums, by such…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *θakjō
effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, affectionate, imperfection, 63 more
through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
effective, difficulty, interface, perfection, affection, imperfect, facet, affective, defection, defector, effector, deface, affectation, confectionary, 68 more
through Latin faciō ‘to make, do’
difficult, perfect, face, effect, feature, profit, efficient, affect, sacrifice, facility, factor, affair, feat, faculty, deficit, infection, facial, manufacture, facilitate, superficial, efficacy, defect, fetish, deficient, infect, counterfeit, facade, façade, maleficent, facsimile, hacienda, aficionado, difficile, beautify, beneficent, refectory, parfait, confit, facies, confection, 85 more
Today it means
adj Created by humans; artificial.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / factitious