Synonyms & related words for factitive

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Words related to factitive

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Where does factitive come from?

The word factitive breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: factit, from Latin facere (“cause to make/do”); and -ive, from Latin ivus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.