Where does “fichu” come from?

fichu (English) comes from French fichu, from French ficher, from Old French fichier, from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

fichu (English): A woman's lightweight triangular scarf worn over...

Definitions

  1. A woman's lightweight triangular scarf worn over...

Ancestry of “fichu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfichufichu; scarf, headscarf; lousy, rotten, hell of a
2Frenchficherto plug in; to drive something in by its point,...
3Old Frenchfichierto pierce
4Vulgar Latin*fīgicāre—
5Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
6Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →Every word from Latin fīgō →Every word from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre →