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Where does “fincar” come from?

fincar (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

Ancestry of “fincar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fincar”

  • finca
  • hincar
  • fincar
  • hincapié
  • afincar
  • ahincar
  • finca
  • afincamiento
  • ahínco
  • finca
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →