Where does “ficta” come from?

ficta (Latin) comes from Latin fictus, from Latin fīgere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

ficta (Latin): nominative feminine singular of fictus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of fictus;...

Ancestry of “ficta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfictusfeigned, fictitious, false, counterfeit, having...
2Latinfīgere
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-Every word from Latin fīgereEvery word from Latin fictus