Where does “fīcātum” come from?

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

fīcātum (Latin): liver (from an animal fattened on figs); foie gras

Definitions

  1. liver (from an animal fattened on figs); foie gras

Ancestry of “fīcātum”, step by step

fīcātum traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin iecur

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

via Latin ficus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
2Phoenician??Ripe fig

via Latin iecur ficatum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniecur ficatumfig-stuffed liver

Words derived from “fīcātum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic jekʷor →Every word from Latin iecur →