Where does “fiks” come from?
fiks (Dutch) comes from Middle French fixe, from Old French fix, from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.
fiks (Dutch): strong; large, sizable; solid, fixed
Definitions
- strong; large, sizable; solid, fixed
Ancestry of “fiks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | fixe | — |
| 2 | Old French | fix | inflection of fil:
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| 3 | Latin | fīxus | — |
| 4 | Latin | fīgō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | feigʷō | to insert; to fasten |