Where does “fit” come from?
fit (Low German) comes from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.
fit (Low German): abscess
Ancestry of “fit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 2 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |