Etymology

docufiction

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Today it means: A cinematographic combination of documentary and fiction. Full definition →

English fiction ← Middle English ficcioun ← Old French ficcion
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*deḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*doḱ-éye-ti
  3. Proto-Italic*dokejō
  4. Proto-Italic*dokeō
  5. Ancient Greekδιδάσκω (didáskō)
  6. Latindoceō
  7. Latindocumentum
  8. Frenchdocument
  9. Frenchdocumentaire
  10. Englishdocumentary
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰinéǵʰti
  13. Proto-Italic*θingō
  14. Proto-Italic*fingō
  15. Latinfingō
  16. Latinfictiō
  17. Old Frenchficcion
  18. Middle Englishficcioun
  19. Englishfiction
  20. English todaydocufiction

Blend of documentary + fiction.

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