Where does “fisga” come from?

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

fisga (Galician): gig, fishgig; pronged harpoon; white long mark in...

Definitions

  1. gig, fishgig; pronged harpoon; white long mark in...

Ancestry of “fisga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfisgarto gig, harpoon
2Vulgar Latinfixicare—
3Latinfīxusunwavering
4Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
5Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →Every word from Latin fīgō →Every word from Latin fīxus →