Where does “fige” come from?
fige (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman figue, from Old French figue, from Occitan figa, from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin fica, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.
fige (Middle English): A fig tree; A fig; A kind of boil or sore
Definitions
- A fig tree; A fig; A kind of boil or sore
Ancestry of “fige”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | figue | fig |
| 2 | Old French | figue | fig |
| 3 | Occitan | figa | fig |
| 4 | Old Occitan | figa | fig |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | fica | fig; fig, fig-tree |
| 6 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 7 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |
Words derived from “fige”