Meaning

noun a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)

noun sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin factus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -īcus Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -īcius Latin factīcius Portuguese…

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