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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*fīgicāre—
2Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
3Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

Words derived from “ficar”

Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →Every word from Latin fīgō →Every word from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre →