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Where does “ficar” come from?

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

ficar (Portuguese): to become; to get; to end up; to be; to stay ; to...

Definitions

  1. to become; to get; to end up; to be; to stay ; to...

Ancestry of “ficar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseficar—
2Vulgar Latin*fīgicāre—
3Latinfīgō—
4Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

Words derived from “ficar”

  • ficante
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