Where does “ficâ” come from?

ficâ (Macanese) comes from Portuguese ficar, from Old Portuguese ficar, from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

ficâ (Macanese): to become, to turn, to go

Definitions

  1. to become, to turn, to go

Ancestry of “ficâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseficarto become; to get; to end up
2Old Portugueseficar—
3Vulgar Latin*fīgicāre—
4Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
5Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →Every word from Latin fīgō →Every word from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre →