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

Definitions

  1. to become; to get; to end up

Ancestry of “ficar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseficar
2Vulgar Latin*fīgicāre
3Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
4Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

Words derived from “ficar

Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷōEvery word from Latin fīgōEvery word from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre