Latin fictiō contains the verbal-action suffix -tiō beside the fig- stem.
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fictiō
action of shaping or molding; feigning; pretense; legal fiction
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity · verbal action suffix-tiō
suffix of verbal action
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The suffix forms an action noun covering shaping, molding, feigning, and pretense.
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Fiction — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseFictiō from fig- plus -tiō, suffix of verbal action
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