Etymology

fetishization

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Today it means: The act or process of fetishizing. Full definition →

English fetish ← French fétiche ← Portuguese feitiço
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  1. Portuguesefeitiço
  2. Frenchfétiche
  3. Englishfetish
  4. English todayfetishization

From fetish + -ization.

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