Where does “fitxer” come from?
fitxer (Catalan) comes from Catalan fitxa, from Spanish ficha, from French fiche, from French ficher, from Old French fichier, from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.
fitxer (Catalan): filing cabinet; file
Definitions
- filing cabinet; file
Ancestry of “fitxer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | fitxa | card, file; piece |
| 2 | Spanish | ficha | chip, token; index card; leaflet, sheet,... |
| 3 | French | fiche | card; plug; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | French | ficher | to plug in; to drive something in by its point,... |
| 5 | Old French | fichier | to pierce |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *fīgicāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | fīgō | to fasten, fix |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | feigʷō | to insert; to fasten |