Where does “papafigo” come from?
papafigo (Galician) comes from Galician figo, from Old Portuguese figo, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.
papafigo (Galician): oriole; mainsail
Ancestry of “papafigo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | figo | fig |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | figo | — |
| 3 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 4 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |