Where does “figa” come from?
figa (Polish) comes from Middle High German vīge, from Old High German fīga, from Old French figue, from Occitan figa, from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin fica, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.
figa (Polish): common fig, Ficus carica; nothing, nil, zilch;...
Definitions
- common fig, Ficus carica; nothing, nil, zilch;...
Ancestry of “figa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vīge | — |
| 2 | Old High German | fīga | — |
| 3 | Old French | figue | fig |
| 4 | Occitan | figa | fig |
| 5 | Old Occitan | figa | fig |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | fica | fig; fig, fig-tree |
| 7 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 8 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |
Words derived from “figa”