Where does “fika” come from?

fika (Guianese Creole) comes from Portuguese ficar, from Old Portuguese ficar, from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

fika (Guianese Creole): to be located at

Definitions

  1. to be located at

Ancestry of “fika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseficarto become; to get; to end up
2Old Portugueseficar—
3Vulgar Latin*fīgicāre—
4Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
5Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →Every word from Latin fīgō →Every word from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre →