English word fiction comes from Latin fingo, and later Latin fictio (Fashioning, forming, formation. Fiction.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| fingo | Latin (lat) | I adorn, dress, arrange. I dissemble; I alter the truth in order to deceive; feign; pretend. I shape, fashion, form, knead (dough). I train, teach, instruct. |
| fictio | Latin (lat) | Fashioning, forming, formation. Fiction. |
| ficcion | Old French (fro) | |
| fiction | English (en) | (legal) A legal fiction.. (uncountable) A verbal or written account that is not based on actual events (often intended to mislead).. Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose. |