Etymology

factive

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factive · adjective, noun1

From fact + -ive.

factive · adjective2

  1. Latin · derived fromfacere“to make”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromfactīvus
  3. English todayfactive

From New Latin factīvus, from Latin facere (“to make”).

factive · noun3

Blend of fact + fictive

Words from the same roots

Latinfacere all →

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