Etymology

semifictional

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Today it means: Partially but not entirely fictional Full definition →

English fictional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English ficcioun
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰinéǵʰti
  7. Proto-Italic*θingō
  8. Proto-Italic*fingō
  9. Latinfingō
  10. Latinfictiō
  11. Old Frenchficcion
  12. Middle Englishficcioun
  13. Englishfiction
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishfictional
  17. English todaysemifictional

From semi- + fictional.

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