Etymology

factious

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions. Full definition →

Latin factiosus
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  1. Latin · derived fromfactiosus“divisive; inclined to separate”
  2. English todayfactious

From Latin factiosus (“divisive; inclined to separate”); derivative of factio.

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