Where does “fisga” come from?

fisga (Portuguese) comes from Spanish fisga, from Spanish fisgar, from Vulgar Latin fixicare, from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

fisga (Portuguese): slingshot; gig; barb

Definitions

  1. slingshot; gig; barb

Ancestry of “fisga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishfisgaA trident, harpoon
2Spanishfisgarto snoop; to harpoon
3Vulgar Latinfixicare—
4Latinfīxusunwavering
5Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
6Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

Words derived from “fisga”

Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →Every word from Latin fīgō →Every word from Latin fīxus →