Where does “figadu” come from?
figadu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese fígado, from Late Latin ficatum, from Latin fīcātum, from Latin iecur, from Proto-Italic jekʷor, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.
figadu (Kabuverdianu): liver
Definitions
- liver
Ancestry of “figadu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | fígado | liver organ of human or animal |
| 2 | Late Latin | ficatum | liver; liver, from an animal fattened on figs;... |
| 3 | Latin | fīcātum | liver (from an animal fattened on figs); foie gras |
| 4 | Latin | iecur | liver; the seat of the soul; the seat of the... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jekʷor | liver |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyékʷr̥ | liver |