Where does “fiss” come from?

fiss (Cimbrian) comes from Italian fiso, from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

fiss (Cimbrian): stable, steady

Definitions

  1. stable, steady

Ancestry of “fiss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianfisoAlternative form of fisso; fixedly, intently
2Latinfīxusunwavering
3Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
4Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →Every word from Latin fīgō →Every word from Latin fīxus →