Where does “Feigenkaktus” come from?

Feigenkaktus (German) comes from German feige, from Middle High German vīge, from Old High German fīga, from Old French figue, from Occitan figa, from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin fica, from Latin ficus — Ripe fig.

Feigenkaktus (German): Opuntia ficus-indica (Indian fig opuntia), a species of cactus

Definitions

  1. Opuntia ficus-indica (Indian fig opuntia), a species of cactus

Ancestry of “Feigenkaktus”, step by step

Feigenkaktus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German feige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeigecowardly, yellow; cowardly
2Middle High Germanvīgefig fruit
3Old High Germanfīgafig
4Old Frenchfiguefig
5Occitanfigafig
6Old Occitanfigafig
7Vulgar Latinficafig; fig, fig-tree
8Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
9Phoenician??Ripe fig

via German Kaktus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaktuscactus
2Latincactusthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
3Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...
Every word from Phoenician ??Every word from Latin ficusEvery word from Vulgar Latin fica