Where does “ficar” come from?
ficar (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.
Ancestry of “ficar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *fīgicāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | fīgō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | feigʷō | to insert; to fasten |
Words derived from “ficar”