English
fictor
Fictor comes from Latin fictor ‘maker’, from fingo ‘to shape, to sculpt’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- ‘to mold’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeyǵʰ-‘to mold’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fingō‘to knead, form’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfingo‘to shape, to sculpt’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfictor‘maker’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeyǵʰ-‘to mold’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fingō‘to knead, form’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfingo‘to shape, to sculpt’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfictor‘maker’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- ‘to mold’
lady, figure, paradise, dairy, dough, faint, dey, 24 more
through Proto-Italic *fingō ‘to knead, form’
through Latin fingo ‘to shape, to sculpt’
Today it means
noun An artist who models or forms statues and reliefs in any malleable material.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- / fictor