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

  1. to stare at

Ancestry of “fitar”, step by step

fitar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan fita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfitamilestone
2Vulgar Latinfictanominative feminine singular of fictus;...
3Latinfixusunwavering; immovable; constant
4Latinfigeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatinfigoI fasten, fix; I transfix, pierce; I drive nails
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeygʷ-to stick into, pierce; to dig; to ditch; to...

via Catalan fit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfitfixed; target
2Latinfictusfeigned, fictitious, false, counterfeit, having...
3Latinfīgere
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeygʷ-Every word from Latin figoEvery word from Latin figere
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