"-faction" meaning in All languages combined

See -faction on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from French -faction, from Latin -factiō. This is the ending that arises when forming action nouns using -tiō (equivalent to English -tion) from compound verbs ending in -faciō (“to make, to do”), which carry a causative meaning. For example, liqueō (“to be liquid”) + faciō > liquefaciō (“to make (something) liquid”) > liquefactiō > English liquefaction. The suffix was later applied to other Latin stems where no Latin verb in -faciō existed (e.g. lubrifaction) and, eventually, even more freely (but see usage notes). Compare -ification. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|-faction}} Borrowed from French -faction, {{der|en|la||-factiō}} Latin -factiō, {{ncog|en|-tion}} English -tion, {{glossary|causative}} causative, {{af|la|liqueō<t:to be liquid>|faciō|nocat=1}} liqueō (“to be liquid”) + faciō, {{m+|en|liquefaction}} English liquefaction Head templates: {{head|en|suffixes}} -faction
  1. The act of creating something, or (more broadly) any process involving the specified thing. Tags: morpheme
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