Where does “Figueira da Foz” come from?
Figueira da Foz (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese figueira, from Old Portuguese figueira, from Latin ficaria, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.
Ancestry of “Figueira da Foz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | figueira | fig tree |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | figueira | — |
| 3 | Latin | ficaria | inflection of fīcārius:
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| 4 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 5 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |