Where does “fygge” come from?
fygge (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.
fygge (Middle English): Alternative form of fige
Ancestry of “fygge”, 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 “fygge”