Etymology

factitious

fac·ti·tious
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Today it means: Created by humans; artificial. Full definition →

Latin factītius
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromfactītius“artificial”
  2. English todayfactitious

Borrowed from Latin factītius (“artificial”), alternative form of factīcius, from faciō (“to make, do”). Doublet of fetish.

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