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Where does “ficatum” come from?

ficatum (Late Latin) comes from Latin fīcātum, from Latin iecur, from Proto-Italic jekʷor, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

ficatum (Late Latin): liver; liver, from an animal fattened on figs;...

Definitions

  1. liver; liver, from an animal fattened on figs;...

Ancestry of “ficatum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīcātum—
2Latiniecurliver; the seat of the soul; the seat of the...
3Proto-Italicjekʷorliver
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver

Words derived from “ficatum”

  • foie gras
  • foie
  • foie gras
  • fegataccio
  • fegatoso
  • fegato
  • фуа-гра
  • foie gras
  • foie
  • foie gras
  • フォアグラ
  • fégadu
  • ficat
  • foie
  • feie
  • faie
  • фуа-гра
  • fio
  • fìcatu
  • fiât
  • figado
  • fecuat
  • figado
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