borrowed from Latin fictilis "made of earthenware," from fig-, variant stem of fingere "to mold, fashion" + -tilis "obtained by, produced by (the action of the verb)" — more at feign
1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1
fict
fictile
fiction
“Fictile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fictile. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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