Where does “pikinga” come from?
pikinga (Maori) comes from Maori piki, from English fig, from Middle English fige, from Anglo-Norman figue, from Old French figue, from Occitan figa, from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin fica — Ripe fig.
Ancestry of “pikinga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | piki | fig tree; fig |
| 2 | English | fig | A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus... |
| 3 | Middle English | fige | A fig tree; A fig; A kind of boil or sore |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | figue | fig |
| 5 | Old French | figue | fig |
| 6 | Occitan | figa | fig |
| 7 | Old Occitan | figa | fig |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | fica | fig; fig, fig-tree |
| 9 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 10 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |