Where does “fishgig” come from?

fishgig (English) comes from Spanish fisga, from Spanish fisgar, from Vulgar Latin fixicare, from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

fishgig (English): Alternative spelling of fizgig

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of fizgig

Ancestry of “fishgig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishfisgaA trident, harpoon
2Spanishfisgarto snoop; to harpoon
3Vulgar Latinfixicare—
4Latinfīxusunwavering
5Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
6Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

Words derived from “fishgig”

Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →