Etymology

bifictional

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Today it means: Interested in the two predominant genres of fan fiction within a specific fandom (generally genfic and slashfic, or hetfic and slashfic). Full definition →

English fictional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English ficcioun
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰinéǵʰti
  8. Proto-Italic*θingō
  9. Proto-Italic*fingō
  10. Latinfingō
  11. Latinfictiō
  12. Old Frenchficcion
  13. Middle Englishficcioun
  14. Englishfiction
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishfictional
  18. English todaybifictional

From bi- + fictional, based on bisexual.

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