Where does “ficologia” come from?

ficologia (Italian) comes from Italian fico, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.

ficologia (Italian): phycology; algology

Definitions

  1. phycology; algology

Ancestry of “ficologia”, step by step

ficologia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian fico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianficogreat, cool; fig; cool guy, bit of alright
2Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
3Phoenician??Ripe fig

via Italian logia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlogia
Every word from Phoenician ??Every word from Latin ficusEvery word from Italian fico