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Where does “figétta” come from?

figétta (Ligurian) comes from Ligurian fìggia, from Latin fīlia, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

figétta (Ligurian): Diminutive of fìggia

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of fìggia

Ancestry of “figétta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ligurianfìggiadaughter; girl
2Latinfīlia—
3Latinfīlius—
4Old Latinfīlios—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
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