Where does “higado” come from?

higado (Chavacano) comes from Spanish hígado, from Old Spanish figado, from Late Latin ficatum, from Latin fīcātum, from Latin iecur, from Proto-Italic jekʷor, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

higado (Chavacano): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “higado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhígadoliver
2Old Spanishfigadoliver
3Late Latinficatumliver; liver, from an animal fattened on figs;...
4Latinfīcātumliver (from an animal fattened on figs); foie gras
5Latiniecurliver; the seat of the soul; the seat of the...
6Proto-Italicjekʷorliver
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥Every word from Proto-Italic jekʷorEvery word from Latin iecur
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