Where does “fintar” come from?

fintar (Catalan) comes from Catalan finta, from Italian finta, from Italian finto, from Latin fictus, from Latin fīgere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

fintar (Catalan): to feint

Definitions

  1. to feint

Ancestry of “fintar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfintafeint
2Italianfintafeminine singular of finto; affectation,...
3Italianfintofalse; fake; intended to mislead or distract;...
4Latinfictusfeigned, fictitious, false, counterfeit, having...
5Latinfīgere—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- →Every word from Latin fīgere →Every word from Latin fictus →