Where does “figa” come from?
figa (Old Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin fica, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.
figa (Old Occitan): fig
Ancestry of “figa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | fica | fig; fig, fig-tree |
| 2 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 3 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |
Words derived from “figa”