Etymology

faction

fac·tion
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Today it means: A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group. Full definition →

Middle French faction ← Latin factiō
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faction · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromfactiō“a group of people acting together, a political faction”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromfaction
  3. English todayfaction

Borrowed from Middle French faction, from Latin factiō (“a group of people acting together, a political faction”), noun of process from perfect passive participle factus, from faciō (“do, make”). Doublet of fashion.

faction · noun2

Blend of fact + fiction.

Words from the same roots

Latinfactiō all →

fashion

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