Where does “figueiral” come from?
figueiral (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese figueira, from Old Portuguese figueira, from Latin ficaria, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.
figueiral (Portuguese): a place with an abundance of fig trees; an...
Definitions
- a place with an abundance of fig trees; an...
Ancestry of “figueiral”, 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:
## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 5 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |