Etymology

xenofiction

xe·no·fict·ion
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Today it means: Fictional stories about non-humans, especially extraterrestrials. Full definition →

English fiction ← Middle English ficcioun ← Old French ficcion
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*ksénwos
  2. Ancient Greekξένϝος (xénwos)
  3. Ancient Greekξένος (xénos)
  4. Englishxeno-
  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. English todayxenofiction

From xeno- + fiction.

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