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Where does “ficcare” come from?

ficcare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

ficcare (Italian): to put something into something else; to thrust...

Definitions

  1. to put something into something else; to thrust...

Ancestry of “ficcare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*fīgicāre—
2Latinfīgō—
3Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

Words derived from “ficcare”

  • ficcanaso
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →