Where does “halòfit” come from?

halòfit (Catalan) comes from Catalan fit, from Latin fictus, from Latin fīgere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

halòfit (Catalan): halophyte

Definitions

  1. halophyte

Ancestry of “halòfit”, step by step

halòfit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan fit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfitfixed; target
2Latinfictusfeigned, fictitious, false, counterfeit, having...
3Latinfīgere—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

via Catalan halo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanhalo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- →Every word from Latin fīgere →Every word from Latin fictus →