Where does “fitar” come from?
fitar (Catalan) comes from Catalan fita, from Vulgar Latin ficta, from Latin fixus, from Latin figere, from Latin figo, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeygʷ- — to stick into, pierce; to dig; to ditch; to...
fitar (Catalan): to stare at
Definitions
- to stare at
Ancestry of “fitar”, step by step
fitar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan fita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | fita | milestone |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | ficta | nominative feminine singular of fictus;... |
| 3 | Latin | fixus | unwavering; immovable; constant |
| 4 | Latin | figere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | figo | I fasten, fix; I transfix, pierce; I drive nails |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeygʷ- | to stick into, pierce; to dig; to ditch; to... |