Where does “fugu” come from?

fugu (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese Fogo, from Old Portuguese fogo, from Latin focus — fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

fugu (Guinea-Bissau Creole): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “fugu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseFogofire chemical reaction producing a flame
2Old Portuguesefogofire
3Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...
Every word from Latin focus →Every word from Old Portuguese fogo →Every word from Portuguese Fogo →