Where does “fictus” come from?

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

fictus (Latin): feigned, fictitious, false, counterfeit, having...

Definitions

  1. feigned, fictitious, false, counterfeit, having...

Ancestry of “fictus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīgere
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

Words derived from “fictus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-
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