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Where does “ficar” come from?

ficar (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

ficar (Catalan): to insert, to put in; to meddle, to interfere

Definitions

  1. to insert, to put in; to meddle, to interfere

Ancestry of “ficar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*fīgicāre—
2Latinfīgō—
3Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

Words derived from “ficar”

  • capficar-se
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →