Where does “ficologia” come from?
ficologia (Italian) comes from Italian fico, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.
ficologia (Italian): phycology; algology
Ancestry of “ficologia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | fico | great, cool; fig; cool guy, bit of alright |
| 2 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 3 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |